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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- boefile@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: G20's Board <dtreasureislands@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 18:22:56 +0000
Subject: RE: YOUR FUNDS
Bank of England (Central Bank of UK) hijacked funds that they tried to divert to Lloyds Bank in 25 Gresham Street London EC2V 7HN UK. Bank officials in Africa plotted the funds transfer deal. They said the funds belong to you. They said they got information you died and no means to locate your relations to claim the funds. So they decided to keep the funds in Lloyds Bank for safety until they find your relations to claim the funds. After all, we made inquiries and observed you are alive.
Board of Directors of Bank of England decided the funds should be returned to Africa where it originated from. I personally do not want the funds to return to Africa. They will divert the funds elsewhere again if the funds are returned to Africa. I want the funds to be move to your bank account directly. So supply bank account to receive the funds without delay.
Act fast! Bank of England is preparing to carry out audit. The funds are supposed to reach your bank account in a hurry. Otherwise, auditors of Bank of England will discover the funds during auditing and confiscate the funds. Besides, I have told the Board of Directors of Bank of England the funds have been returned to Africa as they decided. I deceived the Board of Directors just to have chance to move to you the funds.
I am sending to you this e-mail through unofficial e-mail account that I created now for this communication. I do not want to use my official e-mail account to write to you because webmasters of Bank of England are monitoring all communications that traverse www.bankofengland.co.uk and I never wanted anybody to be aware of my communication with you. Be careful and return to me through these two E-Mail Accounts: boefile@hotmail.com and mcarney@naver.com
These two e-mail accounts are protected. Nobody knows these two e-mail accounts except my kindred. So return to me without delay through only these two e-mail accounts boefile@hotmail.com and mcarney@naver.com
Yours faithfully,
Mark Joseph Carney
Governor of Bank of England
Chairman of G20's Financial Stability Board
Threadneedle St, London, EC2R 8AH
Phone: +44 20 7601 4444
+44 20 7601 4771
mjc@bankofengland.co.uk
www.bankofengland.co.uk
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