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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:
- "foreign payment unit" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: DEBT MANAGEMENT FORIEGN PAYMENT <ms.habiba.abdullah2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: k.c_james14@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:24:50 -0800
Subject: CALL ME
DEBT MANAGEMENT FORIEGN PAYMENT
UNIT OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF FINANCE NIGERIA
TELL/FAX + 234 8161614099
I AM MR CHRIS Davidson DIRECTOR DEBT MANAGEMENT FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT
OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE NIGERIA. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO
SPEAK WITH YOU ON THE TELEPHONE. MY MAIN REASON OF CALLING IS TO
INFORM YOU THAT THIS PRESENT GOVERNMENT HAVE MANDATED US TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING PAYMENT OWED TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS LOCAL
AND INTERNATIONAL AFTER DUE DILIGENCE.
THEREFORE,KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT AND PAYMENT INFORMATION AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WE HAVE THE BELOW STATED BANK YOU PRESENTED FOR
THIS PAYMENT CHECK IF IS CORRECT AND GET BACK TO ME.
COMMERZBANK AG, 32-36 Neue Mainzer Strasse, D-60311
Frankfurt am Main, Germany; SWIFT: SWIFT: COBA DE FF
Beneficiary bank:
NBD Bank
SWIFT: NBDB RU 2N
EUR acc. 400 8865230 01
Beneficiary:
VODYANITSKY VIKTOR GRIGORYEVICH
acc. 40817978404010011490
YOURS IN SERVICE,
DR CHRIS Davidson.
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