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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Noel Salif <noels0011@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: noelsalif02@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:31:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONFIRM IF YOUR ALIVE
Ghana Commercial Bank
Mercy Towers, Damsuma
Accra Ghana.
P.O. Box 1820 Cantonments
Accra Ghana.
Mobile: +233245597546
Attn: ,
There is a funds in our bank on your name, the total sum of $10.5Million USD. Three men came to my office as your representative to claim the funds on your behalf. Please read bellow very carefully.
Note: a picture was taken in my office where i was serving verification documents to the White men Mr. Julius Fletcher and Mr Alan Mills who stormed my office in company of a Black Gentleman (on white African attire). the black man claimed to be your representative and the supervisory Engineer that supervised and certified your money $10.5Million execution that was shifted from the previous Paying Institute to the Ghana Commercial Bank, because of their inability to have paid it at the agreed time.
They said that you were dead and before your death, you appointed them as the next of kin to your contract fund presently under our custody these two white men and the black gentleman quickly applied that your Inherited fund should be presented to them at the spot.
I wish to inform you that we need you to get back to us to confirm if you are dead or alive to enable us know who to release the funds to immediately.
Mr. Noel Salif
General Manager
Mobile: +233245597546
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