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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- drmartinugo_debtunit01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Hon.Dr.Martin Ugo <info0@ryung.sz.cx>
Reply-To: <drmartinugo_debtunit01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 03:37:09 -0800
Subject: DO NOT SAY I NEVER INFORMED YOU.
>From Hon. Dr.Martin Ugo
Chairman Foreign Contract Award Committee.
Maputo Street Zone 3 Wuse- Abuja-Nigeria...
Email: drmartinugo_debtunit01@hotmail.com
Re: PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION..
Dear Valued Beneficiary,
I am Hon.Dr.Martin Ugo,the newly appointed Chairman Foreign Contract
Award Committee under the new regime of PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI (CCFRN)
my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments. I am
the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving
within banks both on the local and international levels in line to
foreign contracts settlement.I have before me list of funds, which indicated that you are one of the able personified owner of the long waited total funds of us$10 million.
I write to apologized to you based on the rotten criminal activities you
might have faced during the past corrupt leaders of this great nation NIGERIA as our regime slogan is to fight against corruptions
Honestly for you to help us serve you better to avoid impostors, you
are to have this instructions behind you firstly.
1.This transaction must be kept to yourself alone except the directives
from your paying bank which will be notify to you upon your responds to
this message and all correspondence will be strictly by email/
telephone, for security purposes.(2) There should be no third
parties as most problem associated with your fund release delay are caused
by your agents or representative that claims what they are not.
Please Re-confirm to me with this information's below and CONTACT on: drmartinugo_debtunit01@hotmail.com
FULL NAME:...................
MARITAL STATUS:..............
AGE:.........................
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
STATE OF ORIGIN:.............
OCCUPATION:...........
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY IDENTIFICATION CARD:......
Waiting for your reply soon.
Yours Sincerely.
Hon.Dr.Martin Ugo
(Chairman Foreign Contract Award Committee).
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