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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: "Johnson Ekkeh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jekkeh@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 16:12:31 +0530
Subject: Foreign Payment (Compensation)
Hello:
My name is Johnson Adewale. Presently the with Debt Management Office.
I made contact with you to enable us work together. A total amount of US$59.8 Billion was approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria to compensation individuals/ companies that has been scammed for over 20 years.
Those involved have been paid but there is an accumulated sum remaining to be claimed. The amount left is US$2.8 Million. Now my question to you is, can you be able to stand as one of the scammed victim to claim the amount? If you can, please notify me via email for detailed explanation. But if you cannot, don't bother to communicate.
Regards
Johnson Ekkeh
Debt Management Office
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