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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: "SkyBest Firm" <info@skybest.com>
Reply-To: skybestfinance@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:28:59 +0100
Subject: Greetings
*This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(r) Pro*
This is to inform the public that SkyBest Firm has opened this season’s loan offer for the 2015/2016 investment year.
Due to the recent fraudulent activities from some international applicants, this year’s loan offer comes with adjusted measures of processing, approval and disbursement.
1. Applicants must be above 25 years old
2. must possess a valid national identification
3. must send a detailed analysis of business/project proposal
4. Applicant for more than 10 million USD must come to our office to
apply in person.
Note: That, SkyBest Firm reserves the right to approve or disapprove any
application which does not satisfy our identification procedure.
Send your application to the public desk for documentation.
First Name:
Other Name(s):
Gender:
Contact Address:
City/Zip code:
Country:
Religion:
Date of Birth:
Amount Needed as
Loan:
Loan Duration:
Monthly Income/Yearly
Income:
Occupation:
Purpose for Loan:
House Phone:
Cell Phone:
Thanks
SkyBest Firm
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