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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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- mrbobrobertsciticbk@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "PLEASE SEE EMAIL FOR GOOD OPPORTUNITY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrbobrobertsciticbk@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017 04:02:55 +0800
Subject: See Email for further Information. Very Important. Thank You. CMLLWVBFDI
Good Day Friend,
My name is Mr. Bob Roberts, I¡¯m working in the foreign operations department with a bank here in China. It is with good spirit of heart I opened up this great opportunity to you.
Our late client died as the result of the deadly Tsunami that took place in Indonesia on the 26th December 2004. All members of the members of his family were on vacation with him and were involved in the fatal Tsunami disaster in Sumatra city of Indonesia.
Please check the following link for more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
My late Client has a deposit ($18.5MILLION) Eighteen Million and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) left behind thus with nobody to claim it since the entire family washed away in the Tsunami. I have contacted you so i can present you as my late client¡¯s next of kin and business partner because the deposited funds cannot be released to a local resident here in China. This way the funds can be transferred to your account, and we will share it together 50% / 50%.
Kindly contact me via email on how we can proceed. Email: mrbobrobertsciticbk@hotmail.com
Best Regards,
Mr. Bob Roberts.
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