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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fidelityinvestment@outlook.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.
Fraud email example:
From: Outlook.com Team <securityaccounntnoreply@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:36:45 -0700
Subject: IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Good morning. I am Mrs Lerato Bisham, I work as the Fund Executive
Manager with Fidelity Investment. The world leading Investment &
Fund Management Institution based in South Africa,UK and Channel Island.
I have an investor under my portfolio with a closing balance of Forty
Two Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy Thousand Dollars ($42.870m), as
his first initial deposit. This investor died three years ago leaving no
WILL or AUTHORIZATION for Re-transfer of his investment
funds.Therefore, I invite you to be the NEXT OF KIN. If interested
Please contact me asap for more details.Please respond to this email
address below.
Await your kind reply. Thank you so much.
Kind regards
Mrs. Lerato Bisham.
FidelityInvestment@outlook.com
+27610263512
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