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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "skyebank.online@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: DFID LOANS <teodoro@jucepa.pa.gov.br>
Reply-To: skyebank.online@qq.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:49:56 -0300
Subject:
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This is to bring to you knowledge that the UK's Department for
International Development (DFID) is now extending an International
Unsecured Loan for the second quarter of the year.
The loan at a greatly reduced annual interest rate of 1.5% is for
business or investment purpose for a period of 3-10 years. The maximum
unsecured loan is Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars while
the minimum is Seventy Thousand Dollars.
DFID makes these loan funds available twice a year from a different
finance institution around the world and this second quarter of the
year the loan is being extended from Skye Bank in West Africa as over
half of the beneficiaries are to come from within the African
continent. Payment will be made to beneficiaries with the assistance
of the bank and we have our processing officer working with the bank's
management who would guide you through the process of obtaining this
loan. You are to contact the loan processing officer at Skye Bank for
details on how you would apply for the loan and subsequent information.
PROCESSING OFFICER: MR. JAMES MORRISON
CONTACT EMAIL: skyebank.online@qq.com
Be quick. Once we get the required number of international recipient
for this loan, the application process would be stopped.
Thanks for your anticipated participation.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Natasha Phillip
Tel: +44 750 953 0021.
DFID CRM Certified Director.
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