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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.
- 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.
- british.scam.compensation1157@dr.com (Dr; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "From the Desk of Dr.Mark Williams" <info5@teleworm.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <british.scam.compensation1157@dr.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:48:29 +0530
Subject: BRITISH SCAM COMPENSATION.
Attn.
Greetings From British Scam Victim Compensation.
we have registered your Compensation prize of £450,000 Pounds with Royal Bank of Scot Land United Kingdom this morning.
Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with those none officials in the bank in other to secure the release of your fund.
We wish to advise you that such an illegal act has to stop if you wish to receive your Payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem by Compensating you with the sum of £450,000GBP.
Only on behalf of the International Monetary security (IMS) Debt Reconciliation Unit newly set up by the Britain in conjunction With United Nations World Bank,
have mandate we the Directors of british Government to compensate all the Scam Victim with a sum of £450,000GBP (Four Hundred and Fifty thousand Great Britain Pounds).
and we agreed up that the delivery will be in your door step by our delivery deployment So contact us immediately with your full info such as:
(1) Full names:--------------------
(2) Phone Number:--------------------------
(3) Country of origin:--------------------------
(4) Age:------------------------------
(5) Occupation:-----------------------------
(6)Home address:-----------------------------
NOTE: If you are not the rightful owner of this E-mail Address Please does
not reply to this message, any double claim will lead to disqualification
of this Fund. Be warned you are to keep all information away from the
general public for security reason.
Email:(british.scam.compensation1157@dr.com)
Regards to
Dr.Mark Williams.
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