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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- 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.
- duruh2006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Barr. Nwude" <mc4568@inbox.lv> (may be fake)
Reply-To: duruh2006@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 16:41:19 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Contact My Secretary.
Good day my friend;
This is to inform you that I have been successful in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of my new partner from Kuwait. Presently
I'm in Kuwait for oil investment projects with my new partner. Meanwhile;
I never forget your past attempts and efforts you offered to assist me,
despite that it fails us somehow.
Moreover; you should contact my secretary immediately on the information
below and ask him for your compensation towards your past attempts and
efforts you made so to assist. Feel Free to Contact my secretary on below
info.
NAME;MR. DURU J. HASSAN.
EMAIL;( duruh2006@hotmail.com )
Tel Phone Number;+22994995355
I already instructed my secretary that you should contact him to send you
the total sum of (US$7.800.000) Seven million eight hundred thousand
dollars in ATM CARD, which i kept for your compensation towards your past
attempts and efforts.
Regards,
Barr. Chiko Nwude.
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