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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Hassan Lamido <hassa.lamido@naij.com>
Reply-To: hassa.lamido@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 05:47:29 -0600
Subject: CAN YOU HELP ME ON THIS =?UTF-8?Q?SIR=3F?=
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Dear Sir,
My name is Hassan Lamido,the son of Alhaji Sule Lamido the immediate
past Governor of Jigawa State in Northern Nigeria.Since my father left
office on 29th of May 2015,the present Government led by President
Muhammadu Buhari from have been prosecuting my Dad and my two elder
brothers in pretence that he is fighting corruption.But the main reason
of this prosecution is simply that my father belongs to the opposition
party and also he is nursing the ambition of contesting the post of
presidency in 2019.
My main purpose of contacting you is to solicit your help to receive and
safe guide the sum of $52 million United State Dollars my Dad deposited
through me in a Finance house in Spain.
The President Mr Muhammadu Buhari have frozened all our accounts within
Nigeria.THEREFORE WE NEED A RELIABLE PERSON THAT CAN RECEIVE AND TAKE
CARE OF THIS FUND TILL WHEN THIS PROSECUTION WILL BE OVER.
Please i need your urgent response so that i can give you a detailed
information about this fund.To confirm my story,you can google Sule
Lamido.
Thanks
Alhaji Hassan Lamido.
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