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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.
- 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.
- secretaryusmanbello@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MBA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <secretaryusmanbello@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 17:38:12 -0700
Subject: He will send you the payment ASAP
Dear Colleague
The Fund transfer was paid out three days ago and I have collected my own share. I pressurized the influential woman to concede some amount as COMPENSATION to you due to your efforts which made the huge sum to be transfered outside after many trials . You already know that the other co investor that approved the fund Alvin peter Kappelmann Jr died DURING the sept 11 attack mishap that killed thousands of people at the world trade center in the incidence which the international media broadcast it that warranted this payment as i believe you know. pls log in to http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/2632.html to see the CNN report of the incidence and the confirmation of mr peters death.
Because of my sudden appointment in South Korea I then handed your fund totalling 600,000 usd and instruct the chrome oil secretary USMAN BELLO to send you the fund asap and his mail:(secretaryusmanbello@gmail.com) and I instructed him to transfer over the the fund to you without you paying a dime as soon as you contact him.
I gave him the CODE 555, which you have to mention for identification.
Yours Sincerely and associate,
Mr.John Mba chiarman
chiarman chrome oil
middle east and london
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