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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- drjohnaitey2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: John Atiey <info@bsftrading.cf>
Reply-To: drjohnaitey2@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:25:35 -0700
Subject: Respectful,
Dear Respectful,
My name is John AiteyI am a financial broker by profession. I have an
important business I want to propose to you therefore go through this
email and get back to me as soon as possible.
In the year 2011 during the political upheavals in Libya, I was
consulted by one of my old client an oil magnate and ex minister of
petroleum being a strong ally to deposed Libyan president Muammar
Gaddaffi. My client sought for my assistance to move the sum of $45
million dollars to a financial house abroad when it became clear to him
that Gaddaffi will be ousted from the seat of power.
As a financial broker I made the necessary arrangements with an offshore
financial house and the total sum of $45 million was moved out safely
and was placed under their custody without a beneficiary's name because
my client didn't want his name mentioned due to his political status at
the time. Now the financial house has called on my urgent attention to
furnish them with the details of the rightful beneficiary to enable them
set up a proper account and place the funds but unfortunately my client
was assassinated few years ago in an unknown circumstances. Please check
the report of his death on BBC news
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17889660
Now I am seeking your assistance to present you to the financial house
as the beneficiary of the funds to enable them place the funds on your
name for subsequent transfer to any bank account you may provide. I
decided to do this because I cannot forfeit this deposit to the bank
considering the fact that no other individual or person is aware of this
deposit except me and my deceased client. As a financial broker, I will
use my expertise to secure whatever document that may be needed to proof
that the fund is coming to you as an investment fund which will prove
the origin and source of funds to your receiving bank prior to the transfer.
Your role is to only pose as the beneficiary of the deposit since the
fund was deposited without beneficiary's name and after that you will
instruct the bank to transfer the funds to any account you will provide
in your country or anywhere else and after that I will fly down to meet
with you and disburse the money 50% for you and 50% for me. I am open
for negotiations if you deem it necessary. As a Christian I would want
to use part of my own share to start a charity organisation to help
millions of impoverished children there in Libya.
As you can see from the above explanation, everything about this
transaction is 100% legitimate and will never bring trouble of any kind
now and after the completion of the transaction.
If you are ready to work with me kindly send me your direct telephone
number for verbal dicussion.
Regards
Mr. John Aitey
Email;drjohnaitey2@gmail.com
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