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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:
- "barrbenlarry@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: eeg1@myfairpoint.net
Reply-To: barrbenlarry3@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:38:57 -0500
Subject: Did You Send Mr Brown to receive your sum
DEAR BENEFICIARY
TODAY WE RECEIVED A MAN IN OUR BANK CALLED Mr.Brown WHO TOLD THE BANK THAT YOU AUTHORIZED HIM TO CLAIM YOUR OVER DELAYED PAYMENT OF US$10.5M WHILE YOU WERE ALIVE ON YOUR BEHALF.
AS YOUR PARTNER ,IS THAT TRUTH ? BECAUSE HE FURTHER STATED THAT YOU ARE DEAD!
SO, PLEASE THIS OFFICE WANT TO CONFIRM IF IT IS TRUTH THAT YOU ARE DEAD OR ALIVE? WE WANT TO KNOW IF YOUR STILL ALIVE, CONFIRM TO US WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER. PLEASE WE NEED AN URGENT RESPONDS FROM YOU BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE OR THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER TO MR.Brown .
NOTE: THAT HE HAS ALREADY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE ACCOUNT SERVICE CHARGE FEE WHICH IS WHAT IS DELAYING THE FUND NOT TO BE RELEASED TO YOU. YOU ARE TO URGENTLY CONFIRM TO US IF WE ARE TO RELEASED THIS FUND TO HIM.
YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS HIGHLY NEEDED BEFORE IT WILL BE LATE.
FOR URGENT ATTENTION REPLY TO THIS EMAIL :barrbenlarry@outlook.com
REGARDS.
Yours Faithfully,
Barr Ben Larry.
ACCOUNT AUDITOR
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