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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 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.
- remittance_payment_section@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: betery peace <transferunitline2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 02:26:21 -0800
Subject: Dear Honorable Client,
Dear Honorable Client,
This is to inform you that your fund is now at the President of African
countries and U S government President Oboma has reached agreements to
make sure they release all the outstanding funds belonging to their owners
should be released.
FBI ....Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington DC has also being
contact to making sure your funds are paid to you.
I want to use this medium to let you know that your fund is now with one of
the USA bank . Deutsche bank will credit your online account without any
hint.
You can be rest assured that this time, your fund will hit your account out
any trouble.
You must respond back to my office so that i will give the phone number and
email address of this bank in USA so that you can urgently reach them for
immediate online transfer of your unclaimed fund.
Reply to my email below.
I guess this will make you happy
Privately Signed by Management.
Email> remittance_payment_section@yahoo.co.uk
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