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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- butterfieldprivatebanker@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Butterfield Private Bank <noreply@uk.butterfieldgroup.com>
Reply-To: <ButterfieldPrivateBanker@accountant.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 15:06:11 +0000
Subject: Why The Silence?
Good-Day,
I am Richard Jamal, a professional banker working with Butterfield private Bank in London UK.
I don’t know if you got my previous message on the confidential project proposal that I told you about?
This project/transaction is worth Seven million Great British Pounds as one of your name's meet up with one of my late client.
That makes it of a great benefit to both of us perhaps who knows if you are really related?
Like I said before, I am a professional banker who is privately /secretely looking for a potential clients or business partners for this transaction.
I shall give you full details of this transaction when I get your genuine response if you would like to know more and work with me or not.
Do get back to me as soon as possible via my private email.
Best Regards
Richard Jamal
Email: ButterfieldPrivateBanker@accountant.com
Butterfield Private Bank
99 Gresham St,
London EC2V 7NG,
United Kingdom
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