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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. Arnold M Auckland" <lucy.cbn.paymentdept.dp@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amoauckland@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:04:41 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir,
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Attention: Sir.
I want to inform you that I have instructed the financial firm in
Turkey {CAPITAL INVESTORS LTD} where the funds was deposited to
process the transfer of the funds to your bank account as the new
beneficiary of the funds based on the payment instruction I gave to
them.
Also according to the information I just got from the financial firm
in Turkey after sending the payment instruction to them, they
acknowledged the receipt of the payment instruction issued by me in
your favor and they also informed me that they will contact you any
moment from now for you to come and sign off the funds since the funds
is already waiting for you for signing based on the payment
instruction given to them.
Furthermore you need to make an immediate arrangement on the possible
date you are to visit the financial firm in Turkey to sign off the
funds to enable them process the immediate transfer of the funds to
your bank account that you will nominate to them.
Kindly keep me informed as soon as the financial firm in Turkey contacts you.
I expect you to urgently confirm the receipt of this message.
Regards,
Mr. Arnold M Auckland
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