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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.
- publiccomplaintcommission@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- getting their respective benefits. (publiccomplaintcommission@yahoo.com) you will have to write and complain to the commission (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "James F. Entwistle U.S Ambassador to Nigeria" <glaxowellcome74@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ambassadorjames22@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 10:13:36 +0100
Subject: Its time for you to get paid as your problems are over
its time for you to get paid as your problems are over
My name is Mr James F. Entwistle former U.S Ambassador to Nigeria
and with the event going on, we have been on ground to see
the problems of American Citizens and how to solve it Most
Americans and other Citizens that are being owned have a platform
to report such to the public complaint commission a committee
that was inaugurated by the United Nations to see out those that
are
being aggrieved and owned their rights for long without
getting their respective benefits.
(publiccomplaintcommission@yahoo.com)
You will have to write and complain to the commission fast to
enable them look into your issue ASAP and get back to us for
more action , be rest assured that your fund will never lost
as we are on top of it, and also understand that only initial
$15 million will be paid to you respectively and all other
interest will be paid later. The Public Complaint committe will
advise you on the bank
that will pay your fund immediately without any further delay.
Sincerely Yours
James F. Entwistle U.S Ambassador to Nigeria
(REPLY TO ( ambassadorjames22@gmail.com )
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