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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:
- "ibrahimlamorde2@zing.vn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Ibrahim Lamorde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahimlamorde2@zing.vn>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:38:42 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED
Attn: To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Ibrahim Lamorde. I am a Banker by profession. Herein is a Business Proposition for your consideration. A Numbered Account with a closing balance of One Hundred and Twenty One Million, Seven Hundred and Forty Thousand US Dollars Only (US$121,740,000.00) was abandoned in my Bank by the Account Holder for almost 14 years till date without initiating any financial activities in the Numbered Account and thereby making the Numbered Account to be inactive. I have used my position as the Head of Operations to block the Numbered Account from been discovered by our Bank Auditors for possible transferring of the Account Closing Balance to my Government through the Central Bank for inheritance as unclaimed funds.
I therefore would like to work with you by presenting you as the Original Account Holder since the Numbered Account required only Secret Coded Words for its operation. Our sharing ratio is 50/50 if interested. Kindly send me your telephone numbers for discussion of this offer in full details.
In your receipts of this message, you are advised to email me back at: ibrahimlamorde2@zing.vn
Regards,
Ibrahim Lamorde.
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