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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Prof. Itse Sagay" <a15@hiformlar1.com>
Reply-To: <uba-group@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:00:36 +0200
Subject: Payment Notice-(No Upfront Payment Required)
Sir,
This is to officially bring to your notice that I am the newly appointed Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption.
During our review with the Apex Bank(Central Bank), we discovered that your payment file was left unattended by the former administration as a result of corrupt officials who were interested in selfish gains.
The President on Monday (01-23-17) has notified the paying bank in charge to release the sum of $5.5Million as part payment with immediate effect.
On this note, your payment will be done Bank-To-Bank Wire transfer and all the necessary supporting legal documents shall be procured on your behalf at no cost to you. These supporting documents/papers are mandatory in order to stop interference by any Government or Law enforcement agencies.
Note, with this service you will no longer go through the usual unending request for documents and payment as no Upfront Fee is expected from you.
Kindly reconfirm your details below as contained in your Payment file forwarded to my office -
Contact name:
Contact address:
Contact phone:
Bank name:
Bank address:
Account name:
Account #:
Routing #:
SWIFT Code:
For more about me, you can go through the links below -
https://www.naij.com/514031-just-buhari-appoints-prof-sagay-head-anti-corruption-advisory-committee.html
http://www.channelstv.com/2016/01/23/kerry-lauds-buharis-anti-corruption-drive/
Again , do not hesitate to forward your current Home phone and Cell phone numbers where you can be reached at will.
I will furnish you with details on a way forward as soon as you reconfirm the details above.
Prof. Itse Sagay.
Head Of PMB Committee
Federal Republic Of Nigeria
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