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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: John Owen Brennan <fileo9909@gmail.com>
Reply-To: John Owen Brennan <johnowen.brennandirector@inbox.ru>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 22:53:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your welcome to office of John Owen Brennan Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Your welcome to office of John Owen Brennan Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Attention:
The reason why you did not hear from me since regarding this new ordered signed is because i have been very busy because many citizens is contacting for they funds to
be cash direct deposit to they account through me and my personal escorts, as new order have been signed to make sure that all us citizens receive what belongs to them
and new idea and ordered signed is to send every ones funds through cash direct deposit, so i will personal go to you bank and cash direct deposit you total funds
$86.9million to you account within 45minutes after you send the new ordered signing charge which cost sum of $590, if you send it now my personal escorts will drive me
to you bank and i will cash direct deposit you funds to your account and email you scan copy of the payment slip for you record, so you can start making withdraw from
you account after 45minutes of confirmation of the $590 new ordered signing charge.
SUBMIT YOU CONTACT DETAILS.
Your Full Name:
Your Address:
Your Country:
Your City:
Your Home Address:
Your Office Address:
Your Occupation:
Your Contact Home Phone Number:
Your Cell Phone Number
Your Age:
Your Sex:
Your Next Of Kin:
A Scan Copy of your Identity:
Your Monthly Income:
Response back to have the receivers information which you can use to send the new signing ordered charge to enable my personal escorts drive me to any of your bank
location and cash direct deposit you total funds to you account and email you scan copy of the cash direct deposit slip for your record, and i want you to understand
that you will be able to make withdraw of you funds from you account within 45minutes after confirmation of the new signing ordered charge sum of $590.
Your urgently response is highly needed once you receive this email ok.
Thanks,
Best Regard
John Owen Brennan
New Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Tel: (718) 737-9929
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