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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: PROCEED TO GET YOUR FUNDS CLEARED TO YOU <a.anastasio88@alice.it>
Reply-To: FTCoffice202@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:10:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: GO GET YOUR FUNDS
Hello,
I am Zack Cherry a 51 years old German citizen . I have just collected my $40,000,000 after making so much payments to fakes,I got my funds cleared to me with the help of honourable Frederick Mangala who is now the Chairman Senate Committee On Foreign Contracts And Payments,He showed me the list of the beneficiaries email addresses in which i also found yours and i decided to help reach out to you and some few others. Contact him with the information below
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACTS AND PAYMENTS
Name : Honorable Frederick Mangala
Email:: FTCoffice202@yandex.com
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