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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dept_admin_boc@yeah.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "dept_admin_boc@yeah.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "dept_admin_boc@yeah.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "BANK OF CHINA LTD." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dept_admin_boc@yeah.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:26:28 +0800
Subject: RE: 122 YOUR MONEY IN THE BANK
REPLY TO: [dept_admin_boc@yeah.net]
BANK OF CHINA
ADMIN DEPARTMENT
REF: ADMINBOC/2910AD/2015
DEAR FUNDS OWNER,
REGARDING FUNDS COMPENSATION TO YOU BY THE UNITED NATIONS KINDLY RE-CONFIRM IF YOU INSTRUCTED MR. MAGNA CARTER TO REPRESENT YOU IN REPROFILING YOUR FUNDS OF US$5.5M TO THE ACCOUNT STATED BELOW;
ACCOUNT HOLDER: MAGNA H. CARTER
ACCOUNT#: 004763124292
BANK NAME: HSBC BANK USA
BANK ADDRESS#: 941 CORPORATE CENTER DR., 91768 CALIFORNIA
ROUTING#: 122240861
AMOUNT: US$5,500,000.00
YOU SHOULD RECONFIRM YOUR COMPLETE INFO IF YOU DID NOT ASK HIM TO REPRESENT YOU.
YOUR PERSONAL INFO
1. FULL NAME:
2. ADDRESS:
3. OCCUPATION:
4. AGE:
5. SEX:
6. NATIONALITY:
7. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
8. MOBILE NUMBER:
EMAIL TO: [dept_admin_boc@yeah.net]
YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS EXPECTED AS THIS NOTIFICATION IS ONLY VALID FOR 7 DAYS.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MS. JENNY SUI
FOR; ADMIN DEPT. (BOC)
EMAIL: [dept_admin_boc@yeah.net]
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