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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Abdul Omar <navarretei@mined.gob.ni>
Reply-To: abdulomar@126.com
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 04:35:36 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Reply Urgently.
Dear Sir,
I have the sum of (US$60.2)Sixty million and two hundred thousand US dollars which i got from over inflated crude oil contracts concluded by foreign contractors in the Kuwait national petroleum corporation (KNPC).
I am seeking your permission to remit this money into your account.
if you agree to help me in this deal,you can have any percentage between 10-45%.
I have not done this kind of transaction before and i want you to assist me with your expertise and experience so that this sum can be successfully remitted into your account.
Kindly reply to this mail in the most confidential way possible so that we can achieve success.
Thank you and i hope we can get this done as urgently as possible as the funds are ready.
I will send more information as soon as i hear from you.
yours faithfully,
Mr.Abdul Omar.
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