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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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: esq.ianmcgee@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 07:17:03 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: PLEASE VIEW PROPOSAL ASAP
I am Ian Mcgee, Solicitor to a deceased
client who worked here in UK, but died in a vehicle crash with his wife and only daughter in East London on November 5th 2007 and left a significant sum of money in a Finance Company.
I sincerely seek your consent to present you as the next of kin since you have the same last name.I have documents that would confer on you, the legal right for claim.
Please endeavor to reply this email so we can discuss further on this process.
Regards
Ian Mcgee (esq)
62 años de funcionamiento de la UTM. Fundada el 25 de Junio de 1954. Acreditada en categoria B. Este mensaje ha sido analizado por clamav ativirus y se considera totalmente limpio.
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