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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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- phillipbenneth@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: please reply only on this email for security reasons (phillipbenneth@gmail.com) support@clicknhost.com
Reply-To: support@clicknhost.com
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 03:19:25 -0600
Subject: please reply only on this email for security reasons (phillipbenneth@gmail.com) sent you a file via clicknhost.com

Hello,
please reply only on this email for security reasons (phillipbenneth@gmail.com) has uploaded files to clicknhost.com - a free image and file hosting site and has entered your email address as the receipient of these files.
please reply only on this email for security reasons (phillipbenneth@gmail.com) also added a short message below
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Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics although, I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you because of its fastest means. I am Philip Bennett, an auditor in the bank. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of (Six million Two hundred thousand US Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers, of your country who unfortunately died of kidney cancer with nu-identified family or relative. I am contacting you to stand in as a next of kin to his deposit of funds, with one of the leading banks here in West Africa since you share the same last name with our late client. On confidence of patent recovering, I will give you more information, hence you will corporate with my due understanding and knowledge of bringing this claim to a best conclusion. For further correspondence and confirmation, I will furnish you with detailed clarification on receipt of your response. Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest assured that this claim would be most profitable for both of us. Please respond directly to me for more directions. Phillip
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