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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- peteramangbo122@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From:
"Mr.Peter Amangbo Managing Director Zenith Bank PLC" <pateramangbo@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To:
"Mr.Peter Amangbo Managing Director Zenith Bank PLC" <peteramangbo122@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:32:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: URGENT INFO
URGENT INFO
This is to notify you that we just receive an email from IRS and U.S Government said that Every Beneficiary of this fund ($15.500, 000.00 USD) Million dollars have only 7days to receive they are fund by getting the Original fund deposit certificate from ECOWAS Office in African Nigeria, Or your fund will be moving to U.S military in Ukraine Camp for the crisis Over the Country via website (www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26270866)
To get the Original fund deposit certificate from ECOWAS Office in African Nigeria we cost you $350.00 only, If you are Interested to receive your fund you have to get back to me so that I will provide you the ECOWAS Agent information to send The $350.00 to them I will forward you the Original fund deposit certificate once they receive this fee from you,
Once again all you have to do is to re-confirm your information with the correct mailing address to below information for the fund transferring into your account Or deliver to your house,
FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE:
POSTAL ADDRESS:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
Mr.Peter Amangbo
Managing Director
Zenith Bank PLC
Email:peteramangbo122@gmail.com
Telephone Call:+23481-5919-8442
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