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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Habib" <habib.md@post.org>
Reply-To: habib_mohammed@mail.ua
Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 15:55:02 +0100
Subject: Peace Be With You
Peace Be With You.
I am Mr Habib Mohammad, a financial consultant of Colonel Sambo Dasuki
former National security adviser to ex president of Nigeria Ebele
Good-luck Jonathan. Actually Colonel Sambo Dasuki has the sum of
USD$68.500,000.00(Sixty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand US
dollars) under my care, to invest in real estate. The present
government of Nigeria has impounded all assets and cash belonging to
family of my client Colonel Sambo Dasuki and these funds is still safe
because it was already moved to a separate and secured financial
institution. During my last visit to him in prison, He
advised that I make an arrangement to move the money out immediately
and invest the money abroad which was why I contacted you.
You can View for more
understanding:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$2_billion_arms_deal
I choose to contact a complete stranger for this transaction for the
safe keep and investment in your country and you have to prove you are
not going to betrayed us because so many people have been betrayed
when they are no longer in power.I need someone who can be trusted
because this is the only thing left for this family and for the future
of their family.
I need your urgent response so that I can give you more details to
enable us move forward. We shall give you 35% of the total sum for
this sincere assistant and %5 will be kept aside for any expenses that
comes up during the transaction process. I assure you that you will
never regret your effort this transaction is programmed to be
completed in 21days.
Please do forward your information as listed below if you are willing
to handle this transaction. Finally, for us to achieve this
transaction diligently we need steady communication this is the major
reason why your direct phone number is required, steady communication
is absolute key to every successful transaction.
I await to read from you.
Your full name:
Your contact address:
Occupation;
Your phone number:
Date and Place of Birth:
Country of Origin:
Thanks.
Habib
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