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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jerryotuh01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Jerry Otuh" <info@us.com>
Reply-To: otuhjerry@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 05:50:49 -0800
Subject: RE: URGENT RESPOND
Good Day,
I work as a clerk in a Bank here in Nigeria, I have a very confidential Business Proposition for you. There is a said amount of money totaling $18,748.000.00 ( Eighteen Million Seven Hundred and Forty Eighty United State Dollars) floating in the bank unclaimed, belonging to the bank Foreign customer who die with his family in the Ethiopian Airline crash of March 11, 2019.
I seek your good collaboration to move the fund for our benefit. we have agreed that 15% be yours once you help claim.
Do get back to with 1) Your Full Name:(2) Residential Address:(3)
Phone, Mobile (4) Scan Copy of Your ID. to apply for claims of the
funds.
Regards
Mr. Jerry Otuh
E-MAIL:- jerryotuh01@gmail.com
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