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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. Alloy Ibeh" <alloy07@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: aloyibehuba865@peoplepc.com
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:38:49 +0100
Subject: For Your Kind Attention regarding your fund payment
My name is Mr. Alloy Ibeh and I have just been redeployed from Polaris bank to the Inland bank office in Nigeria, but was surprised to discover an unpaid large sum still pending in your name. I was wondering why you haven’t claimed this fund till date after pending for several years of release approval. Thus, I need your urgent attention to promptly commence your fund release process without any further delay, because in my new appointment I don’t want to see any beneficiary’s approved fund pending in my office ,as the authority might be classifying such fund unclaimed and subsequently declare same bank profit.
Await your prompt response
Regards
Mr. Alloy Ibeh
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