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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: Reserve Bank of Benin <cool.saksak@mail.ru>
Reply-To: Reserve Bank of Benin <rbi.newdelhizone@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 07:14:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM RESERVE BANK OF BENIN.
KINDLY OPEN THE ATTACHMENT FILE
AND REPLY BACK IMMEDIATELY
Attn: Our Customer,
The Reserve Bank of Benin Republic West Africa was notify your Email address was among those that is paid to Contract
type: Lottery unpaid contract funds/ Undelivered Lottery fund/ Unsuccessful Transaction and Undelivered ATM CARD in
Africa since past years and your fund still remain unclaimed and after meeting held on Oct 2015. The Governor of Ministry Of Finance Benin Republic Dr. Konne and
Ban Ki-moon, has Instructed this Reserve Bank of Benin Republic, to transfer unclaimed fund of 750,000.00 Pounds to you has no less than some WEEKS to expire and when it expires,The money will go into Government purse
therefore you are required to open the Attachment file for more details and get back to us
immediately with your full details.
Thanks and Regard
Dr D. Konne
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