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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: OUR DAILY BREAD CHARITY <danenin@danenin.com>
Reply-To: ourdailybread_charities@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 06:20:33 +0000
Subject: How you can benefit from our charity programme
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WE ARE SEARCHING FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON’S WHO WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE IN COLLECTING FUNDS BEHALF OF OUR CHARITY PROJECT, OUR
DAILY BREAD CHARITY ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN CHARITY AND
MINISTERIAL WORK TO SUPPORT LESS PRIVILEGE CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
RECENTLY WE ARE HAVING CHALLENGES IN RECEIVING DONATIONS BECAUSE MOST
DONATION ARE THROUGH CREDIT CARDS SO WE NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN ACCEPT
CREDIT CARDS DETAILS AND PROCESS IT CREDIT CARD PROCESSING MACHINE
(MERCHANT SERVICE).
YOUR WILL BE ENTITLED TO 15% OF ANY AMOUNT PROCESSED THROUGH YOUR
CREDIT CARD TERMINAL.
FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEND ME YOUR CONTACT NUMBER AND WE WILL
BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU A CALL.
THANKS AS YOU SUPPORT THIS GREAT VENTURE IN REACHING OUT TO THE POOR
AND LESS PRIVILEGE CHILDREN OUT THEIR.
YOURS,
REV. GREG SMITH.
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