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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: jacob weise <jacobweise967@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:54:51 -0800
Subject: HELLO DEAR SIR
FROM JACOB WEISE
MAJOR GENERAL SOLOMON FINANCIAL ADVISER
Dear Sir.
Investment inquiry on behalf of my client)
In view of the urgent and private nature of our intentions to go into a
joint investment program with your establishment, we wish and request that
you forward to us the direct contact to the CEO of your Establishment.
I am soliciting your humble attentions to this matter as we will like to
discuss the terms and conditions of his investment policies before we can
commence with the perfection of documentations that will assume this
venture the beneficiary of the investment funds.
My clients (Solomon family) has in their the disposal the sum of {Fifty
million united states dollars} that they wish for your venture`s co
operation in securing and investing these funds into the financial system
of your state without any complication, We have confidence in your
investment opportunities to withstand the value of those funds for the
required period of time we agreed on.
I will also like you to treat this humble request with integrity and
confidentiality as the political system in my nation demands that we secure
and invest those funds now without delay.
Please be fast to forward his e-mail addresses, mobile phone number, and
direct fax line so that we can communicate with him without further delay
and please direct him to forward his response to my personal ID . The
transaction arrangement has been in place awaiting further instruction;
please get back to me at your earliest.
We also expect you to inform and alert him of our mail.
Thanks and always remain blessed.
MR JACOB WEISE
(On behalf of the Solomon family)
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