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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.
Fraud email example:
From: Tommy Johnson <tjng001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frank_ng01@gmx.fr
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 06:44:03 -0800
Subject: Respond.
Hello Sir,
I must say that it is with great joy and enthusiasm that I am writing
to you this message,which I know and believe by faith that it must
surely meet you in good condition of health.I am an Accountant with
Union Bank Plc; my name is Tommy Johnson, A Banker and
personalAccountant to Eng. Allen D. Gorman, who used to work with
National petroleum corporation (NNPC) Nigeria national oil company.
Herein after shall be referred to as my client and he died in the year
2008 in a ghastly motor accident which took his entire family consist
of his East African wife and two kids and before his death he made
several cash deposit with my bank.I have a business to discuss withyou
upon your acceptance to work with me. I shall up date you on the
subject matter as you respond.
Tommy Johnson..
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