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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.
- 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.
- allenjeff616@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Wilson Asamoah <wilson.asamoah1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: allenjeff616@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:40:07 -0700
Subject: RE: GOOD TO MEET YOU.
Attention Friend,
I am Mr. Jeff Allen a single dad, a contractor and senior sailor with
naval cargo ship. It is my pleasure to came across somebody like you.
It is true that we do not know each other in person yet but I believe
that we will meet each other in the nearest future for good. I want to
entrusting this golden opportunity into your care and I will not want
you to disappoint or betray me when the funds is in your possession
because I have been praying for an honest person who I can hand over
this project into his/her care for investment.
I was awarded a contract to build 500 unit flats on behalf of UNITED
NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) to serve as residence for top
Government officials, which I completed 2 years ago but was not paid
since then. The latest development is that they are now ready to pay
me for the executed contract sum of US$8, 600, 000. 00 Dollars only
since last month but demanded that I come in person to sign the fund
release bond before the money will be transferred into my account.
I want to involve you to stand on my behalf as my foreign business
partner to enable the firm release the funds to you for investment in
any lucrative business venture of your choice until I arrive because
of the urgency of the message I received from the bank and due to my
inability to be there in person for now or do anything from the ship.
All I am asking of you is to provide me with the following details
below to enable me draft an application letter which you will send to
the bank as my foreign business partner for the release of the funds
to you but before that I have to introduce you to the bank as my
foreign business partner so they will recognize you as soon as you
contact them.
Get back to me with the information below if you have any interest so
we can proceed.
Below are the required details:
1- Full Name
2- Home/Office Addresses
3- Telephone Number
4- Age and Marital Status
5- Any Sort of ID
6- Occupation
I will be waiting to hear from you so we can proceed.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Jeff Allen
Contractor/Senior Sailing officer
Email me at: allenjeff616@yahoo.com
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