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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: Allan Hurvitz <ezeokibe344@gmail.com>
Reply-To: allanhurvitz2009@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 04:04:28 +0100
Subject: investment Proposal ( Reply )
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>From Mr. Allan Hurvitz
20 Nether Street Tally Ho Corner
North Finchley London N12 0GA
London UK.
Hello Sir,
Please accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics although, I wish to use this
medium to get in touch with you first because it's the fastest means.
I am an investment consultant with a prime bank here in London. I want to
transfer and trust an investment fund in
your care. It will be in my interest to transfer this fund worth of £14.5M
Great British Pounds (Fourteen Million
Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) in your account offshore.
I am posed to work this deal out if we can do business. As at this moment,
I am constrained to issue more details
about this business until your response is received.
I am quite sure that the process will be easy and successful. As we have
not met before, I will give you every
detailed information you need to know about me as we progress with the
business.
Please email me at your own convenient time in respect of this transaction.
It will be beneficial and rewarding to
both of us.
I thank you for spearing moments of your very busy schedules to read my
proposal. Send your response via email.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Regards,
Mr. Allan Hurvitz.
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