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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: "MR GARRY MARTI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shore_bnk@163.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 11:35:14 -0800
Subject: payment
SHORE BANK
540 East 105th Street Cleveland,
Ohio 44108
330) 961-1671
DEAR CUSTOMER
WE WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR ATM CARD WHICH WAS RETRIEVED FROM MR JOHNSON LOYD SINCE LAST YEAR BY THE F B I IS STILL IN OUR BANK AND THE PRIMARY BANK THAT SEND THE CARD (HSBC BANK) HAS ASKED US TO WIRE THE FUNDS DIRECT TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT VIA BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER BASED ON THE NEW METHOD OF THIS FRAUDSTERS TO ACCESS ATM CARD/DRAFTS WHILE ON TRANSIT.
FOLLOWING TO THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT, OUR BANK WILL IMMEDIATELY WIRE DIRECTLY YOUR FUNDS TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 24 BANKING HOURS FROM THE TIME YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS IS RECEIVED BY OUR BANK.ALSO ADD YOUR PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER FOR CONFIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
CONGRATULATIONS
MR GARRY MARTI
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