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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Salif Kabore" <mr.salif_a76@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.salif60kabore2@postafiok.hu
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 10:13:12 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Friend
Dear Friend
My name is Salif Kabore, iam the manager of auditing section of bank of Africa (B.O.A) here in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, West Africa. I have a business proposal in the tuneof (USD $19.3 Million) niftier million three hundred thousand UnitedStates Dollars only.
This is an abandoned fundthat belongs to a deceased customer of my bank which i discovered all therelated documents regarding to the deposit while I was properly arranging oldfiles for closing remark for the year 2011. After the successful transfer; Weshall share in ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.
Should you be interested sowe can commence all arrangements? And i will give you more information aboutthis business proposal on how we would handle it for the successful achievementof the funds into your bank account.
(1) Fullnames.....................................
(2) Private phone number....................
(3) Current residential address............
(4) Occupation.....................................
(5) Age and Sex...................................
Best Regards,
Mr.Salif Kabore
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