419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "cfbeavis@swissmail.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.

Fraud email example:

From:
"COMMISSION FEDERALE DE BOURSE D'ETUDE SUISSE" <cfbeinfos@yahoo.com>
Reply-To:
"COMMISSION FEDERALE DE BOURSE D'ETUDE SUISSE" <cfbeavis@swissmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:50:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: LA CANDIDATURE POUR BOURSE D'ETUDE SUISSE

LE SECRETARIAT D'ETAT A L'ETUDE ET A LA RECHERCHE DE LA CONFEDERATION SUISSE LANCE UN APPEL A LA CANDIDATURE POUR 500 BOURSES D'ETUDES SUISSES AU TITRE DE L'ANNEE ACADEMIQUE 2016 - 2017. CES BOURSES SONT DESTINEES AUX RESSORTISSANTS DES PAYS en developpement, du tiers monde et extra - europÃ©ens. LES BOURSES COUVRENT LA PERIODE D'UN CYCLE DE FORMATION OU AU MAXIMUM SIX (06) SEMESTRES .
FRAIS DE VOYAGE
LES BILLETS D'AVION ALLER-RETOUR ( PAYS DE PROVENANCE -GENEVE) , SONT PRIS EN CHARGE PAR LA COMMISSION FEDERALE DES BOURSES ETRANGERES.
CONDITIONS PREALABLES A LA CANDIDATURE
EN REGLE GENERALE, LES CANDIDATS AUX BOURSES ETRANGERES SUISSES DOIVENT:
- AVOIR AU MAXIMUM 18 ANS a 60 ANS ;
- COMPRENDRE ET PARLER CORRECTEMENT L'UNE DES LANGUES D'ENSEIGNEMENT EN SUISSE
( ESPAGNOL, ALLEMAND, ANGLAIS, ITALIE, FRANCAIS) ;
- AVOIR UN DIPLOME EQUIVALENT AU BREVET D'ETUDE DE PREMIER CYCLE D'ENSEIGNEMENT, AU BACCALAUREAT OU AU BREVET D'APTITUDE PROFESSIONELLE DES PAYS DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE.
PROCEDURE DE SELECTION
- RETIRER AUPRES DE LA COMMISSION FEDERALE DES BOURSES ETRANGERES SUISSEs(CFBES)LE FORMULAIRE DE DEMANDE DE BOURSE(cfbeavis@swissmail.com#yiv3413129248 body {min-height:100%;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}

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