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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: "fidelity bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fidelitybank078@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 01:35:06 +0200
Subject: ATTN: SIR/MADAM !!
Hello.
In line with the directives notifications and instruction from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to facilitates the payment of over due contract payment of your late relative to you as the next of kin, I want to inform you that the sum of $6.7m had been approved as part payment to be paid to you.
In Line with this directives, you are to forward to me this information in other to proceed on the payment processing to your account.
(1) Your Identification document
(2) Your telephone and cell number.
(3) Your bank account details where the funds will be paid into.
We will be looking forward to your prompt reply and while we assure you our professional assistance always..
Yours Sincerely.
fidelity bank.
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