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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: "Mark Seligman" <joelsonsantos@itbnet.com.br>
Reply-To: markseligman2@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:53:24 -0700
Subject: Re: Project
Hello Good morning,
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Do you have any project or an on going infrastructure which requires finan=
ce?
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I am heading the contract award department in an Oil & Gas Company here in=
Europe. If you don't mind I wish to divert an abandoned funds into any acc=
ount of your choice which will be diversified into a viable projects out si=
de United Kingdom that can generate healthy return on investment for both o=
f us. This has to be done on trust and honesty.
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It might interest you to know that all pending foreign contract payments h=
as been approved by our company in order to attract more foreign investors.=
For this reason it will be a great opportunity for me in getting the fund =
released without any hitch. You are guaranteed 35% of the total fund {10.5 =
Million GBP} on the successful execution of this job.Be assured this is 100=
% genuine and risk free.
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Do furnish me with the following information for smooth communication and =
indication of your positive interest:
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1 Your Names:
2. Your Address:
3. Your Contact Phone Number:
4. Your Company Name (If Any)
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I will look forward to knowing your stand in leveraging the most out of th=
is undertakings hence further details will be given.Please do not reply if =
you cannot handle the confidentiality aspect of this transaction which is t=
he utmost priority since I am still in active service hence the urgent need=
for a trustworthy and reliable partner offshore who can handle this matter=
privately with me alone.
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Thanks in anticipation for your cooperation.
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Yours Sincerely
Mark Seligman
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