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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: "JAMES B. COMEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sircomey41@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 09:52:07 -0700
Subject: Your Urgent Reply Needed
JAMES B. COMEY
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE
http://www.fbi.gov/http://www.fbi.gov/
Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department Of Justice Fbi
New York 26 Federal Plaza 23rd Floor New. York 10278-0004
Attention:
This will be the first and last we the entire FBI Head Office NYC will remind you about this issue, because it has been long and I believe by now you have got this below message at least more than 10 times still you haven't respond; We want you to call my direct office number now (508) 377-3258 or SMS me for an urgent reply from me concerning your release payment issue. And Make sure you reply my email Asap.
God bless you!
WASHINGTON DC
Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division
Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001 Website: www.fbi.gov
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