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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:
- "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)
- "johnsonoghene1@rediff.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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.
- johnsonoghene@safe-mail.net (Safe-mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "JOHNSON OGHENE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnsonoghene1@safe-mail.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 02:28:05 +0100
Subject: This mail is urgent and requires immediate reply
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESION THE SUM OF $80MILLION DOLLARS THAT HAS NOT BEEN COLLECTED BY THE OWNERS WHO DEPOSITED THEM IN OUR BANK FOR OVER 15YEARS NOW,IF WE DO NOT TAKE IT NOW THIS FUNDS MAY BE COLLECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THESE PEOPLE ARE ASSUMED TO BE DEAD BECAUSE THESE ACCOUNTS HAS BEEN DORMANT OVER FIFTEEN YEARS NOW AND ALL CONTACT TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM HAS FAILED AND BEEN NEGATIVE
BUT ONE OF THEM HAPPEN TO BEAR THE SAME SURNAME WITH YOU, TO THIS REGARD MY COLLEAGUES AND I DECIDED THAT WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY AFTER A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS WE SHARE THE PROFIT ACCRUED FROM THE CAPITAL AMONG US AND THE CAPITAL RETURNED TO THE SAFE.
WE WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU WILL BE A PART OF THIS LAUDABLE
PROJECT,
ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY RELATIVE/RELATION BORN ON THE 2ND OF FEBRUARY 1951, WHOSE LAST KNOWN CONTACT ADDRESS WAS IN NIGERIA
2-ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY INVESTMENT OF CONSIDERABLE VALUE MADE BY SUCH A PERSON AT THE INVESTMENT BANKING DIVISION OF ADB BANK GROUP?
3-CAN YOU CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT THIS INHERITANCE IF YOU ARE LEGALLY AND LEGIT
4-YOU CAN ASSIST EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT RELATED BUT WILL INVEST MONEY ON PROPER INVESTMENT.
*NAME*
*ADDRESS*
*AGE*
*SEX*
*OCCUPATION*
*TEL NUMBERS*
*FAX NUMBER*
*COUNTRY OF ORIGIN*
*PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT IF ANY*
*PRESENT EMPLOYMENT IF ANY*
*I HAVE NO JOB BUT CAN DO IT*
PLEASE FILL THE ABOVE AND GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY FOR PROCESSING.PLEASE
RESPOND TO johnsonoghene@safe-mail.net
johnsonoghene1@rediff.com
REGARDS
JOHNSON OGHENE
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