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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "mrka121@outlook.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: "Nedbank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrka121@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 20:42:27 -0000
Subject: Re: Your Outstanding Payment!
Hello
We are glad to inform you that your compensation funds of 1,950,000.00 USD has been converted into cash and deposited with Nedbank.
Contact them for more details and procedure on how to get your fund released.
Bank Name: Nedbank
Bank Email: mrka121@outlook.com
Meanwhile if you have received your funds, you are advice to ignore this message and if you haven't received your funds, Contact Nedbank via the given e-mail address.
Congratulations once more.
Regards,
Mr. Craig Robert
UN Payment Director
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