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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "JUSTICE JACKSON L. KISER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <justicejackson247@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2018 09:41:05 +0100
Subject: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD NEW YORK CORPORATE OFFICE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE JACKSON L. KISER
FEDERAL BUILDINGS AD U.S COURTHOUSE
Address: 255 W Main St #230, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
ATTENTION FOR YOUR FUND NOTIFICATION,
I 'M CONTACTING YOU NOW BASE ON ISSUE ON MY DESK THIS MORNING BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT FILE WHICH CONTAIN YOUR $10.9M WAS BROUGHT TO ME BY MR WILLIAM C DUDDLEY OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AND MICHAEL D WHITE WHO ORDERED ME TO SIGN THE CANCELLATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE AND I ASKED THEM WHY AND THEY SAID THAT YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND AND YOU HAVE INSULTED THEM SO MUCH JUST BECAUSE THAT THEY TOLD YOU TO PAY $450 TO COMPLETE YOUR FUND TRANSFER.
SO I DECIDED TO WRITE YOU BECAUSE I FOLLOWED THE LAW AND I WILL NOT BE AGAINST ANYBODY IN THIS WORLD AND I THINK THAT MAYBE HE HAS A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH YOU.
I HAVE NOT TOUCH YOUR PAYMENT FILE UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU THIS MORNING BECAUSE I HAVE A HUMAN SYMPATHY AND I KNOW THAT YOU WILL NOT AFFORD TO LOSE YOUR FUND JUST BECAUSE OF $450 AND PLEASE ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS SINCERITY AND TRUTH.
SO MY DEAR I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND IF YOU STILL NEED TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THEN I WILL TELL YOU WHERE YOU WILL SEND THE $450 AND HAVE THIS FUND SEND TO YOU THROUGH MY POWER AND NOTHING WILL STOP IT.
YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED AS I AWAIT YOUR EMAIL NOW.
THANK,S
JUSTICE JACKSON L. KISER
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