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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:
- "please endeavor to " (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: Dr Edmond Johnson<cas71@suddenlink.net>
Reply-To: edmondjohnson7@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:50:10 -0400
Subject: Urgent
Greeting to you, My name is Dr Edmond Johnson. I work in a bank in the Uk.=
I will need your assistance in this business transaction. I would need you=
r assistance in applying for the next of king to my Late customer, who died=
of a Liver failure after years of struggling with the disease. He was a we=
althy man who deposited a huge amount in our bank. He died without any regi=
stered next of kin as he was divorced and had no child. On your confirmatio=
n of this message and indicating your interest, I will furnish you with mor=
e details.
Please endeavor to provide me the following in your reply:
1.Your Full Name:.....................
2.Your Contact Address:.................
3.Your Profession:....................
4.Your Age:...............................
5.Your Phone:..................................
I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Edmond Johnson
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