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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: achara joel <acharajoel@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:28:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Check Your Bank Account
Attention:Sir,
We hereby to inform you that we have received a payment advice from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United Nation (UN) to transfer your approved part payment of your compensation funds valued at the total sum of $1.8 Million USD,And also a power of attorney was attached to transfer this funds to this Bank Account stated bellow.
Bank name: Bank of America
Routing Number: 112203216
Account Number: 598746528423
Account name: Robert Billingham
Swift code: BOA33US
Kindly go through this your account details and confirm to us that you are the authorized person that submitted this account, because we are about to infect the remittance and the transfer confirmation slip will be attached to you.
Contact me through this my number as soon as you receive this mail. Tel: +2349020995774.
Regards,
Frederick Augustinus Herrenauw.
frederick_augustinus.herrenauw@yahoo.in
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