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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- 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.
- iplcbankofbnn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: IPLC Bank of Benin Republic <iplcoffice@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: iplcbankofbnn@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:05:37 -0800
Subject: CERTIFIED AND APPROVED ONLINE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND WORTH OF
($5,500,000.00
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Attention
CERTIFIED AND APPROVED ONLINE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND WORTH OF
($5,500,000.00
IMMEDIATE AWARD CONTRACT PAYMENT.
This is to officially inform you that your over long awaited
contract/inheritance fund has been finally approved through IPLC BANK
OF Benin. We are now paying you off via our self payment centre as
part payment of $5,500,000.00 USD so please find below your new
account details with us as we have opened a non resident bank account
for you to enable you make transfer from your local account with us to
your nominated bank account.
YOUR ONLINE BANKING ACCOUNT INFORMATION STATED BELLOW FOR YOUR OWN
ACCESS AND VIEW.
Your Online Account Webpage Link
:(http://iplcbbr.com/en/etranzact/index.html
Or You Copy Out The Link( http://iplcbbr.com/en ) and pest into your
browser to access your online account
Account User- Name ( ) IN CAPITAL LETTER WORD
Your Online Account Password (
Your approved fund has finally been downloaded in our system you can
now make the transfer of your fund personally to any of your desired
account through our digitized pay yourself payment centre P.Y.P.C.
this method is to safe guard customers fund and adequate security it
is called electronic digitized payment system.
Please confirm your fund and get back to us through this email:
iplcbankofbnn@gmail.com
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please disregard any email that does not bear your
Reference Number WU/RG/LA/04/08/JT/0900. Always include this reference
code in any email sent to us.
Thanks and God Bless You. okay.
Contact Manager: DR GREG HARRY
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