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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: Ama <calbnkin@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: calbnking@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:21:16 +0100
Subject: RE; REPLY
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Good day Beneficiary:
Please, I am Mrs. Ama Adu-Asare the Head authorized Fund Crediting
Manager handling all foreign unpaid inheritance fund.
Your payment file was reviewed over the weekend immediately after the
executive board meeting concerning all Unpaid inheritance and
compensation funds and we notice that your payment have been kept
pending for a very long time due to the wrong information given
previously by the payment Administrative officer. However, after the
approval this morning. I decided to contact you immediately to inform
you about the Re-approval of your part payment. To enable us know that
we have
contacted the rightful beneficiary. Do fill and return the below listed
personal details so as to enable us cross check with the one in your
payment file and commence with the release of your part approval
payment.
First Name:
Last Name:
Middle Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Mobile Phone:
As soon as the above information is receive and confirm correctly, the
bank management will not hesitate to furnish you with your account
details
and transfer instructions.
Thanks.
MRS. AMA ADU-ASARE
DIRECTOR
HEAD FUNDS CREDITING MANAGER
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