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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.
- barclaybank.ukplc@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: BANK PLC <"www."@train.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: BANK PLC <barclaybank.ukplc@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 06:02:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DEAR BENFICIARY
Sorry for the delay just that I have been too busy here at the office I am writing from Barclay Bank PLC UK regarding your
fund of $7.5 million USD wish was deposited in our bank by A.S.V.C.G in agreement of the U.N for the scam victims wish was
given to 21 victims and you are among the lucky beneficials.
I want to inform you that Dr Brown is back from his journey in Russia and he has signed the issued Check of $7.5 million USD,
you can contact him on +1(562) 269-1948)
or email (barclaybank.ukplc@yahoo.com) and give him your full information for confirmation:
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
City:
Occupation:
Age:
Marital Statue:
And he will give you more explanation and all the required proves or documents that you might need to see.
Note that your Check has been signed and need to be cash out by you before it expires because once it expires you will he
will have no choice but to divert your fund to the government account lose all your fund
Yours sincerely:
Dr Brown
Barclay Bank PLC
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