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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- 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.
- mribra001@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Karim Ibrahim" <mmmmmm1020@libero.it>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 23:01:57 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?2KzYptiqINin2YTZitmD2YUg2LPYsdinLg==?=
صديقي العزيز،
يوم جيد ومكمل.
وأنا أعلم أنك لن تكون Ù…Ùاجأة أن نسمع عن هذه الصÙقة لأننا لا نعر٠بعضنا البعض
من قبل ولكن، كان بسبب الØاجة الملØØ© لهذه الصÙقة يجعل لي أن نتصل بك Ùورا عن طريق
البريد الالكتروني أرجو أن تتقبلوا اعتذاري.
أنا مدير البنك مؤقتة بموجب التعيين السياسي ÙÙŠ هذا البنك (BOA-BANK.) Ø£Øتاج
مساعدتكم العاجلة ÙÙŠ تØويل هذا المبلغ من (6.3 مليون دولار دولار) إلى Øساب أجنبي
قبل أن يتنØÙ‰ نهاية شهر نوÙمبر عام 2013ØŒ يرجى هل تكون مهتمة لمساعدتي مع Øسابك
لتلقى هذا الصندوق؟ Ùليكن ما Øققت هذه الÙترة القليلة.
تأخذ ملاØظة: سو٠يكون 40Ùª من المبلغ المذكور أعلاه إذا كنت تواÙÙ‚ على تقديم أي
Øساب لتلقي هذا الصندوق، وإنني أتطلع إلى تلقي البريد عودتك للØصول على مزيد من
التÙاصيل Øول كيÙية تنÙيذ نقل إلى Øسابك.
مع موقÙÙŠ أنا أؤكد لكم أن هذه الصÙقة هي خطر Øرة بنسبة 100Ùª. أرسل لي معلوماتك
على النØÙˆ التالي.
1. الإسم بالكامل: .................
2. العنوان: ......................
3. الجنسية: ..................
4. العمر: ..........................
5. الجنس ...........................
6. المهنة: ...................
7. الØالة الاجتماعية: ...............
8. الخلوي N0: .................
شكرا لك ويكون يوم عظيم.
يرجى ننصØÙƒ الرد لي هنا (mribra001@sify.com) لمزيد من التÙاصيل.
السيد كريم ابراهيم
مدير البنك المؤقتة
الاتصال: + 229 68 2426 86.
ENGLISH VERSION BELOW.
Dear Friend ,
Good day and complement.
I know that you will be surprise to hear about this transaction since we don't
know each other before but, it was due to the urgency of this transaction makes
me to contact you immediately through email please accept my apology.
I am the interim Bank Manager under political appointment in this Bank (BOA-
BANK.) I need your urgent assistance in transferring this sum of (US$ 6.3
million dollars) to a foreign account before i step down end of this NOVEMBER
2013 , please would you be interested to assist me with your account to
received this fund? let it be what i achieved this few period .
Take note: You will have 40% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to
provide any account to receive this fund,I look forward to receive your return
mail for more details on how to execute the transfer to your account.
With my position i assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. Send
me your information as follows.
1. Name in full:.................
2. Address:......................
3. Nationality:..................
4. Age:..........................
5. Sex...........................
6. Occupation:...................
7. Marital status:...............
8. Your cell N0:.................
Thanks and have a great day.
Please You are advised to reply me here ( mribra001@sify.com )for more
details.
Mr Karim Ibrahim
Interim Bank Manager
contact:+ 229 68 242686.
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