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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)
- 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.
- interfundstransfer@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: interfundstransfer@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 12:21:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION
Compliments of the Day
Your long awaited fund value of $5million has been deposited to Interfunds for your easy transfer via online transfer to your personal account. Please contact Interfunds customer care for guidance for the online service to your account on there direct email address: interfundstransfer@yahoo.com with the following details
{1}Complete Legal Names:
{2}Current Residential/Mailing Address:
{3}Telephone/Mobile Numbers for easy correspondence:
{4}Occupation/Age/Marital Status/I.D(Drivers license or passport):
{5}Bank Details(which the £7,500,000 will be transferred to )
Also only applicants who meet the following requirement below will be entitled for collections,the requirements are
[i]That you agree to be in financial Support when the Bank request for some charges payment to enable them release the funds to you
[ii]That Payment of the different stages will commence immediately once you provide your details to get the funds released.
Please note that it is very imperative that you agree to the above conditions because the success of this transaction depends on the both of us working hand-in-hand to ensure that these funds are released into your account.
Regards
INTERFUNDS TRANSFER
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