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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:
- "emailauditor@e1.ru" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Auditor Verification And Investigation Bureau Department" <emailauditor1@e1.ru>
Reply-To: emailauditor@e1.ru
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:28:33 +0900
Subject: Hello Good Day,
Sir/Mama
We got information over your pending funds in a security vault and someone
came forward to make claims of the
funds with a statement that you are dead. Could you as a matter of urgent
confirm to us if you in agreement
for the payment to be made payable to Ms. Liana D. Lockhart on your
behalf, but if not, confirm to us that
you are alive so that we can stop the double claims and get her arrested.
Kindly confirm this mail message approximately straight away with a
re-confirmation of your contact details
to our Auditor Verification and Investigation Bureau Department with the
mail stated below:
(emailauditor@e1.ru)
Best regards
Mr. William Richard
Public Relation Officer (P.R.O)
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