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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:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Albert Herrera" <albertharrera@aol.com>
Reply-To: coxercomm@gmail.com
Date: 29 Sep 2016 14:16:06 -0700
Subject: Good Daybixnfleisch@joewein.net
Attention: bixnfleisch@joewein.net
I want to inform you that we are acknowledge the receipt of
your mail, you are advise to be guided properly to complete
this transaction. Be informed that we do have a new
development concerning your transfer which has been redirected
to a legal firm and a financial consultant. This development
occurred by a report by our international department concerning
the method your payment of $4million United states dollars, the
procedure was handled which is purely unusual pattern which
gave avenue for a lot of fallacy and all bogus promises from
the origin of the fund which may
affect the international Bank reputation.Your urgent contact to
this firm
will be highly in your favor being that all the funds and your
payment
file has been recalled by the order of the Global Investigation
Department
and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Services under United
States
Treasury for further investigation and final release through our
international Bank that has been approved mainly for this
payment. You
are required to reconfirm this your personal information because
of
misconception: 1.Full Name:________ 2.Address:________ 3.
Nationality:_____Sex______ 4. Age:____________Date of
Birth:________
5.Occupation:__________________________
6.Phone:_______Fax:_____________________ 7. State of
Origin:_______Country:_______ 8. Copy of int'l passport or any
scanned
identity to prove yourself.Be warned not to contact any other
office
accept any mentioned office given to you to contact for security
reasons,
every subsequent emails received concerning this transaction will
be
forwarded to us for verification and advise nor matter the
authority it
comes from for security reasons. As soon as we hear from you the
transfer
payment will commerce into your account immediately through the
financial
consultant, We wait for your confirmation before carrying on the
needful.
Yours cooperation
Mr Albert Herrera
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