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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- david323211@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Senate House" <senate@senatehouse.org>
Reply-To: david323211@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 06:59:55 -0400
Subject: INFORMATION
OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN PAYMENT RESOLUTION PANEL)NIGERIAN
Reply Via (david323211@gmail.com)
Website.. http://nassnig.org
Attn,
A WOMAN BY NAME MRS.SUSAN WILLIAMS FROM USA CAME AND PRESENT SOME
DOCUMENTS OF CLAIM PURPORTED TO HAVE SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF AN
OVER DUE INHERITED FUNDS WORTH $(4.5M) TO HER PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT?
PLEASE KINDLY NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS THE
PAYMENT IS READY TO BE MADE IF YOU AUTHORIZE HER (BASED ON URGENT
INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED THIS MORNING FROM THE PRESIDENCY).
YOU ARE ADVISED TO RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL REGARDS THE RELEASE OF THIS
FUNDS BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE HOLD RESPONSIBLE BY ANY BODY, THAT IS THE
REASON WE ARE CONTACTING YOU FOR CONFIRMATION. MEANWHILE THE PAYMENT REF.#
IS, (000999/UKBB/7535/2013.) AND THE WORD CODE# (777) FOR THE SECURITY OF
THIS FUND, ANY EMAIL, CALL OR FAXES WITHOUT THE REF.# STATED ABOVE SHOULD
BE DISREGARDED IMMEDIATELY.
GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY AND NOTIFY US IF YOU DO AUTHORIZE HER TO HAVE
THE FUND TRANSFERRED TO HER PERSONAL ACCOUNT.
WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
REGARDS,
SENATE HOUSE PRESIDENT.
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