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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- abednegoahor@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Abednego Ahor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abednegoahor@citromail.hu>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:24:51 -0700
Subject: Friend Can We Do This?
Greetings,
My name is Abednego Ahor. Am working with one of the commercial banks here in Nigeria. I have a business
proposal for you. There is a politician who has if converted from Nigerian currency (Naira) to the American
Dollar, Twenty Four Million Nine Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($24.9m USD) in our bank branch
and i happens to be his account officer.
Recently he died while under-going investigation for corruption embezzlement by the present administration. I
wish to seek your assistance for the transfer of the said fund for ourselves. Your personal details would be
needed to replace this account portals and information. After this is done i will have full asses to the account
and will follow the necessary transfer procedure and transfer the said amount into your provided foriegn account
details.
It will be shared 50%/50% between us. As we progress i shall provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand this transaction. Finally i want us to share the cost to get those documents 50%/50%.
If this proposal is acceptable by you i will appreciate your immediate response for commencement. Contact me
by E-mail<<<<<<< (abednegoahor@citromail.hu) >>>>>>> And whereby you are not interested, please indicate in
your response so that I can seek for the assistance of someone else.
Waiting for your response and do have a nice day ahead...
Thanks
Abednego Ahor
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