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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: Elna Franklin <elna.franklin@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <elnafranklinn@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:23:04 -0700
Subject: Reliable Personnel/Company Needed...
TO PARTNER/FUND MANAGER
ATTENTION : PARTNER/FUND MANAGER RE: REQUEST FOR FUND TRANSFER INTO YOUR FOREIGN ACCOUNT I
AM STAFF OF SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK. MY NAME IS ELNA FRANKLIN;
RECORDS MANAGER, SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK. CAN YOU HELP ME REPATRIATE
THE SUM OF US$40.5 MILLION TO YOUR OVERSEA ACCOUNT BASED ON PERCENTAGE?
AFTER GOING THROUGH MY FINAL RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF JULY IN OTHER TO
CHECK IF THERE IS STILL EXISTING FUND LINKING WITH MUAMMAR GADDAFI IN
OUR BANK, I FIND THIS US$40.5 MILLION. THE FUND IS BEARING THE FAMILY
NAME OF SLAIN LIBYAN DICTATOR; MUAMMAR GADDAFI AS THE DEPOSITOR. NOW
SOUTH AFRICA GOVERNMENT WANTS TO HAND OVER ALL THE ASSETS/FUNDS BEARING
THE NAME GADDAFI BACK TO LIBYA ACCORDING TO UNITED NATION REGULATION.
THE
FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU AS A CONTRACT SUM. A COMPANY WILL BE
OPENED HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH YOUR COMPANY'S NAME OR YOUR INFORMATION
AND BACKDATED AS LONG EXISTING COMPANY HERE.THE WHOLE ARRANGEMENT IS
ALREADY IN PLACE. (1) CAN YOU HANDLE THIS PROJECT?(2) CAN I GIVE YOU THIS TRUST?(3) WHAT WILL BE YOUR COMMISSION?(4) CAN YOU MAKE IT CONFIDENTIAL? I EXPECT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS PROJECT. BEST REGARDS,ELNA FRANKLINRECORDS MANAGERSOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK
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