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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. James Richard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesrichard834@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 21:07:49 +0530
Subject: URGENT REPLY
I Mr. James Richard Hubbard the director debt reconciliation committee all over
the wold under the UN IN SWITZERLAND.
Today from our central computer, we found out you have an unpaid fund, and
one man Mr SAMI AHMED ABBAS ZAMKAH from CANADA came to our office asking for
a change of ownership of your fund in his name that your dead is it true or
not?
FurtherMORE, this is his bank information which he ask us to transfer your
fund into.
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: AL-RAJHI BANK - JEDDAH (AL-SAMER BRANCH # 46300)
ACCOUNT NAME: SAM I AHMED ABBAS ZAMKAH
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 463608010121507
Finally, please contact us soon if you are still a live ok, before your fund
will be transferred into his bank account.
Best re! gards
Mr. James Richard
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