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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:
- "inheritance funds" (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: "MRS ROSE ANN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amrsrose@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 17:41:20 -0000
Subject: SEND YOUR ACCOUNT NOW FOR YOUR FUNDS WIRE DEPOSIT
ATTENTION: YOUR INHERITANCE FUND!
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT ) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGH OUR LONDON OFFICE BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER. MEANWHILE, WE CAN ONLY WIRE TO YOUR COMPANY ACCOUNT KINDLY SEND YOUR COMPANY ACCOUNT WHERE YOU TEN MILLION USD WILL BE APPROVED AND WIRE INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER WILL BE DONE AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE YOUR COMPANY BANK ACCOUNT BEAR IT IN MIND THAT IS ONLY COMPANY ACCOUNT OR YOUR BUSINESS ACCOUNT WILL RECIEVE SUCH DEPOSIT AT THIS TIME ONCE YOU SEND YOUR COMPANY ACCOUNT WE PROCEED AND CREDIT YOUR TEN MILLION USD
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCOVINENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU, MAKE SURE YOU SEND THE DETAILS OF YOUR ACCOUNT CORRECTLY.
SEND YOUR COMPANY ACCOUNT OR BUSINESS ACCOUNT NOW FOR YOUR FUNDS DEPOSIT
MRS ROSE ANN
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