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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.
- boniface_ochonogor@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <boniface_ochonogor@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 03:43:25 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL (URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED !!
Dear Sir
I am chief Ifeanyichukwu Boniface Ochonogor the chief finance officer at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria which have been unbundled into generations,transmission and distribution companies and then privatized.There is $25M in the account of my corporation which we want to transfer to a reliable account.This $25M is in the account of my department for some time now which represents the surplus of an over valued contract executed for the corporation some years back. I am seeking if you will permit the money to be remitted into your personal/company account so that the money remitted will be shared among the parties concerned.Upon the reciept of your response,i will furnish you with furthe procedures for the conclusion of the transfer. Contact on; boniface_ochonogor@yahoo.co.uk
Best regards
Chief Boniface Ifeanyichukwu Ochonogor
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