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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: "Dr Kingsley Moghalu" <cbn@cbn.com>
Reply-To: headoffice753@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 22:16:43 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: Thanks
Attn:
Your mail has been received.Kindly let me know how you would like to
receive your payment of US$10.7 Million.I want to reassure you that this
payment is 100% guaranteed and legitimate.The three options below is left
for you to choose the best mode of payment you would prefer so that we can
go ahead and process your payment without further delays.
A) WIRE TRANSFER (BANK TO BANK)
B) DIPLOMATIC CASH PAYMENT
C) ATM CARD PAYMENT.
Therefore you are required to re-confirm your information for
verification and immediate payment within 24 hours.
Your Full Name: ______________
Your Complete Address__________________________
Name of City of Residence:____________________
Country:______________________________________
Direct Telephone Number:______________________
Mobile Number:________________________________
AGE :_________________________________________
Fax Number:___________________________________
Occupation: ________________________________
Name of your airport_________________________
Get back to me ASAP.
Thank you.
Dr Kingsley Moghalu,
Deputy Governor CBN
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