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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- 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.
- royglendale@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "t" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jezedin@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 01:56:25 -0400
Subject: EQG 2015
NATIONAL PETRLOEUM COMPANY ( GENPC)
PROJECTS AND PROCUREMENT
401 OXFORD STREET
LONDON SW1 1AB
UNITED KINGDOM
Sir,
It is my pleasure to write this mail to you believing that you will find it interesting to read and reply as soon as possible.
My name is Engr. Jona Ezedin. I am a director of my countries (Equatorial Guinea) National Petroleum Company at our London UK office.
I have this deal of an over invoiced sum of US$28,500,000.00 purposely carved out from an already executed contract in my corporation by a foreign company.
It will be my utmost interest to have you as a partner to process the documents and have the fund released to you as the foreign contractor that owns the fund.
The transaction will be given equal legal backing that is given to an executed contract. Every arrangement towards it success have been perfected.
My position as a civil servant here does not permit me to run a foreign bank account outside my salary account which is monitored by our Government because of the sensitive nature of my job that is one of the reasons i need your partnership and also assist in financing the processing of this transaction which is very important. Your share of the money will be agreed upon your acceptance to do this transaction.
To commence the processing, i would like you to send to me
(a) Your full names and company name to be incorporated and address,
(b) Your bank account information where the fund will be transferred to or within the shortest period you can open a new account for this transaction,
(c) Your telephone numbers and email
I await your urgent reply by clicking reply on your browser or by contacting my associate on: royglendale@yahoo.com.ph
RGDS
Engr.Jona Ezedin
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