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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Arab Investors Alliance Group <iris-n@012.net.il>
Reply-To: arab.investors@pochta.com
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 13:10:10 +0100
Subject: Re: Greetings from Arab Investors Alliance Group AIAG
Dear Friend,Greetings from Arab Investors Alliance Group AIAG We are international Financial consultant to many oil industry in the Middle East, Europe and Asia .I seek your consent for your company to be used in an oil sales deal. My clients are top employees of an oil firm and wish to have a reputable company to act as a partner in a deal to be executed next week.All we required from you is to endorse contracts Agreement with our Company. Then the copy will be send to the Buyer with your account information to wire the money to your account. You will earn 35\25 of this brokerage which runs into millions of dollars depending on the volume of contract.Right now we are negotiating for a 12 month revolving contract of 4million barrels per month/deal. Do please confirm your interest in this transaction by forwarding the following information on your response:Company Name/Address:Your Name:Your Address:Country:Age:Sex:Occupation:Position:Telephone/ Mobile & Fax:Thanks and regards.Engr. Ahmed Ghassanâ€â€®â€â€®â€â€®â€â€®
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