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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: "US Foreign Claims Settlement Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rosaline.kendrel@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 01:33:05 +0100
Subject: From Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
For your kind Attention
Your name and email address appeared on our international funds transfer radar last week as one of several people who have over the years has tried,without successto claim the funds from a foreign bank.
The U.S Foreign Claims Settlement Commissionin furtherance of our duties to protect genuine funds beneficiaries from suffering financial loss we have requested them to transfer your funds to their affilaite bankers here in the united states for immediate release to your local bank account.
This has been complied with and we are contacting you to furnish us with your local bank details for immediate release to your account.
You are advised to STOP any further contact via email or phone with any previous person/persons who have previously failed to help you and have instead made you pay huge sums of money for one reason or another.
Contact Mrs Rosaline Kendrel for detail.Waiting for your quick response.
sincerely
Anuj C. Desai
Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
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