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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.
- 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.
- verificationunits@accountant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jo=E3o_Victor_Magalh=E3es_de_Oliveira?=
<joaovictor@cvc.com.br>
Reply-To: "processingunit@att.net" <processingunit@att.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:25:18 +0000
Subject: Provisional Approval has been granted you
Provisional Approval has been granted you
With reference to the Verification exercise embarked upon as a result of the Payment Claim Application received from you on the settlement of the subsidiary contract payment on the Over Due Contract Resettlement, I wish to inform you that a Provisional Approval have been given to recognize your claim and consequently commence the final process of the payment regularization, validation and release to you. By Standard Chartered Bank importantly, the requested materials must be made to reach us not exceeding 96 hours from the date of this mail (excluding non-working days) otherwise we reserve the statutory responsibility to classify the payment application as "False Claim" and revoke the provisional approval already granted you for the claim.
Therefore, to proceed with the claim arrangement, you will need to CONTACT the verification unit on E-mail ( verificationunits@accountant.com ) or call +27616020799 Mr. EVANS of Standard Chartered Bank for more information on how you will received your claims via On-line banking payment system.
Mr. Marcel Folbroeck
Department of Justice South Africa.
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