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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Aisha Yusuf " <in@alzecure.org>
Reply-To: armstrongbecket@gmail.com
Date: 03 Nov 2017 17:15:18 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Aisha Yusuf, from Nigeria. A well established
financial consultant based in Lagos -Nigeria in the West African
Sub region. I have the mandate of our former Pension Boss, to
source for his family the followings:- 1. A country that is
politically stable. 2. Secured and profitable non perishable
investment projects. 3. A proxy through whom these investments
projects could be carefully actualized/implemented through. My
client left Nigeria and flew into exile 2 weeks ago due to
politically motivated issues.These Links will explain everything
to you
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/n17bn-pension-fraud-police-efcc-speak-maina-interpol/
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/247103-no-court-found-maina-guilty-crime-buharis-aide.html
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/nigerians-tackle-buhari-ask-abdulrasheed-maina-got-reinstated/
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/10/25/maina-not-a-fraudster-says-family/
http://leadership.ng/2017/10/31/im-not-resting-maina/
http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/31/n5-32bn-stolen-head-service-police-pension-offices-monthly-maina/
He has informed me of about $76 Million which he left in a Bank
in Nigeria that he would want to quickly move out to your care
so that it wont be discovered as no one knows about it. Should
you however be in a position to handle the investment desire of
my client. Kindly contact me as a matter of urgency so that I can
update you on the way forward. God bless you.
Best Regards.
Aisha Yusuf
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