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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- j_brand23@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Claims department <claimsdept@cdpt.org>
Reply-To: j_brand23@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:42:37 +0530
Subject: Mail...

Dear Friend,

Good day to you and your family. I am happy to inform

you about my success in getting those funds transferred

under the co-operation of a new partner from Belgium.

Presently I am in Belgium for investment projects with

my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not

forget your past efforts and attempts you made in

getting your winnings sent to your delivery address,

despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary in the United Kingdom his

name is (Mr.J Brand)

email: j_brand23@yahoo.com
Find below his contact information.

Ask him to send you the total $550,000.00 (FIVE

HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS) certified

bank Check, which I raised in your favor for your

compensation for all the past efforts you have made in

receiving your winnings in this matter. I appreciated your

efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in

touched with my secretary and give him your address

where to send the check to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Check

to enable us share the joy after all the distress at that

time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the

investment projects, which the new partner and me are

having at hand, finally, remember that I have forwarded

instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that

money. So feel free to get in touch with him (Mr.J Brand)

without any delay.

Best regards,
Dr David M
Fiduciary Agent.

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