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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.
- 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.
- dr.bensenate@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Ben Ofili (PhD)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.benhos.ofili@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:35:06 +0100
Subject: RE: 2013/2014 ANNUAL FOREIGN PAYMENT FILE REVIEW:
Attn: This is to officially inform you that during our 2013/2014 Annual foreign Payment review your payment information was among the payment file registered and submitted as Unclaimed to the House of Senate. So the Senate Committee on foreign debt reconciliation had authorized me to communicate with you in regards to your payment File value at $10.7M. Please see below:
PLEASE READ IT CRITICALLY AND GET BACK TO US ASAP.
RE: INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT:
Your Unclaimed Payment file valued at $10.7M was re-approved by FG through House of Senate on foreign debt reconciliation. On the same file that was presented, There was an attached information of Mr. E. Jackman. Who presented below Banking Information to our office as your family representative.
Below is the Banking information he presented for us to wire the
money into:
BANK OF AMERICA
16320 NW 57TH AVE. HIALEAH FL, 33014.
BANK TEL/FAX: (305) 557- 5392.
ACCOUNT HOLDER'S: MR. EDWARD JACKMAN
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 898041316985.
ROUTING NUMBER/SWIFT CODE: 025008593/ BOFAUS3N
Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this Man is from you so that the Presidency will not hold our committee responsible for paying into the wrong account name. Please your urgent call or immediate mail communication will highly appreciated.
E-mail: dr.bensenate@yahoo.co.uk
Best regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Ben Ofili (PhD).
Senate Chairman on Foreign Overdue Payment.
Tel: +234 8075050090
E-mail: dr.bensenate@yahoo.co.uk
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