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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Godwin Green" <ramondwells90@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrgodwingreen@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 19:53:57 +0430
Subject: Attention.
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Dear
This will acknowledge the receipt of your mail which indicates your
interest in my offer.
I want to start by assuring you that this transaction is legitimate and
free from any crime. We will observe all financial rules, regulations
and the funds in question will be cleared from any encumbrances before
it is transferred into your local bank account.
All we need is your sincere and total cooperation as a partner that will
accommodate the funds in your bank account as an investment funds.
At the successful completion of the funds transfer into your local bank
account, you will retain 20% of the total transferred amount as your
commission for your involvement in the project.
I hereby state again that no cent of yours will be required to
accomplish the funds transfer process. We have already made adequate
arrangement for funding of the project.
Note that I have a partner in this project that will coordinate the
project; he is by name MR MICHAEL GARDNER. I will introduce him to you
as soon as you have responded with the guarantee that our funds will be
safe with you once taken into custody by you.
Please I request you provide me with:-
Your Names:
Telephone numbers:
Contact Address:
Age and Occupation:
Upon the receipt of the above I shall possibly set up an adequate time
to call you, from here in Switzerland.
I await your swift reply for further actions.
Sincerely
MR.Godwin Green
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