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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "saraiiglenfnb@outlook.com" (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.
- 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.
- saraiifnb@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR. SARAIL GLENN." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <saraiiglenfnb@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:34:35 -0000
Subject: Good Day.
HI DEAR,
AM MR. SARAIL GLENN. WORKING AT THE FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT OF FIRST
NATIONAL BANK OF CALIFORNIA, GET BACK TO ME AS SOON YOU RECEIVE THIS
MAIL. ALSO DUE TO SECURITY REASON YOU HAVE TO RESPOND TO ME THROUH MY
PERSONAL EMAIL.
I HAVE TO TAKE THIS UPON MYSELF TO CONFIDE TO YOU ABOUT YOUR ALLOCATED
FUNDS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT TRANSMISSION WHICH IS PRESENTLY WITH OUR
CORRESPONDENT BANK IN EUROPE, PROGRAMMED FOR WIRE TRANSMISSION TO US
FOR FURTHER CREDIT TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK.
BUT SOME OFFICIALS OF THE BANK ARE TRYING TO DIVERT THE PAYMENT TO
UNKNOWN ACCOUNT BY FORWARDING AN ACCOUNT THAT DOES NOT BEAR YOUR NAME
AS THE BENEFICIARY TO OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK IN EUROPE, CLAIMING THAT
YOU AUTHORIZED THEM TO DO SO ON YOUR BEHALF, KNOWING TOO WELL THAT YOU
ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PAYMENT APPROVAL.
OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK IN EUROPE RECENTLY COMMUNICATED MY DEPARTMENT
TO CONFIRM FROM YOU IF YOU GAVE ANY ONE AN AUTHORIZATION TO RECEIVE
THE WIRE TRANSMISSION PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF.
GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY.
I AWAIT FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR. SARAIL GLENN.
(FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT FNB).
EMAIL saraiiglenfnb@outlook.com OR saraiifnb@hotmail.com
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