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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "mr.peterolu1@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: Santos <mrs.patricia.santos@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mr.PeterOlu1@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:09:11 +0200
Subject: VISA CARD
I am not happy with my secretary because for long now I did not know
that you have not receive the VISA CARD which I keept WITH my
secretary for him to send to you but today I heard that the VISA CARD
is still with him and contact him for the VISA CARD which is under
his care for long now I want you to contact my secretary Mr. Peter Olu
his Email:ID (Mr.PeterOlu1@outlook.com) ask him to send you the VISA
CARD sum of($3.5 Million) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United
State s Dollars , which I kept for your compensation. Contact him
immediately and reconfirm your full information to avoid any mistake,
I'm very busy here in China for now please bear with him because I
have already given him directives to that effect.
AGE:............
ADDRESS:.........
PHONE:..........
COUNTRY:....
COMPANY:.......
AMOUNT.........
JOHN PAUL
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