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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)
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- 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.
- fedinardmerllinoxford@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "FERDINAND MERLIN" <ferdlnand.merlnoxford@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedinardmerllinoxford@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:28:02 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BG INSTRUMENT (BANK TO BANK TRANSACTION)
Dear Friend,
I am writing to give you this urgent business update. Can your Company
handle or be in need of a BG Fund Facilities to the tune of Euro
500MILLION, 1 Billion to 1.5 Billion?
I can arrange any of those BG Fund facility to your company through
the BG Owners/providers which is to be issue from the Deutsche
Frankfurt AG Germany at the Tune of Sum in as much as your company
and your Bank is capable to accommodate and to Transact with the
volume of the BG Instrument.
The annual interest Face Value of this BG is 47% to the BG owner and
2% to the BG Groups/Intermediaries while 1% commission come to my
Consulting Firm.
The BG last 1 year and 1 month at your company management which is a
renewal process to as many years of your capacity.
This is not a Child's business, it is for those that knows about the
BG Instruction and have good project to invest therein. It is a Bank
to Bank transaction that required or have nothing to do with UPFRONT
PAYMENT until your Bank authenticate the transaction by MT799 and
MT760 BEFORE YOU CAN PAY A LOGISTIC FEE OF EURO 168,000.
THIS BG TRANSACTION NEED A GOOD AND CAPABLE BANKS THAT KNOWS THE BG
FACILITY AND IT PROCEDURES. IT NEED A CAPABLE CLIENT WHO HAS A A GOOD
BANKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS BANK.
If you have interest over this transaction, then get back to me as I
will furnish you with further details for better proceed.
Best regards
Ferdinand Merlin
fedinardmerllinoxford@gmail.com
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