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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 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.
- bhc.commissioner15@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Ban Ki-Moon" <dr.ferdmark17@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bhc.commissioner15@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:41:41 -0000
Subject: Attenion: PAYMENT NOTOFICATION ALERT
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UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS
760 United Nations Plaza, New York,
New York 10017, United States
Attn: Respected Beneficiary,
This is to bring to your notice that the United Nations in collaboration
with the other humanitarian world bodies have ratified and approved a
compensation payment of US$10.5Million to be paid to you. This
compensation for redress of all the financial injustices and losses you
have suffered in the course of trying to deal with International and Local
offices on financial transactions.
An agreement is signed with the British High Commission to handle this
payment because of its beautiful financial records and cordial treatment
of clients and harmonious completion of payment of funds to other
beneficiaries in the past.
You are therefore by these notice to contact the The British High
Commissioner - Dr Andrew Pocock with your detail so that he will release
your REWARD of US$10.5Million to you asap.
Fill and return the following asap by email to:(
bhc.commissioner15@yahoo.co.uk )
NAME IN FULL:....................
CONTACT ADDRESS:.............
TELEPHONE:.................... ..
DATE OF BIRTH:................
OCCUPATION:..................
ID PROOF COPY:...............
As soon as your email reply is received, you will be contacted by Dr
Andrew Pocock.
His email: ( bhc.commissioner15@yahoo.co.uk )
Thank you.
Ban Ki-Moon
UN Secretary General
New York, USA
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