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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: james
Reply-To: kufofrancis@live.com
Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 08:05:17 -0700
Subject: PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR PRICE
Dear confidant,
I hope that this letter meets you in good health. I am soliciting for your assistance in transfer of some amount into your account for an intended investment in your country. The fund is being held under a non- investment account with First Capital Bank.
This is Origin of Fund: The money was made through an over-invoice contract sum executed by my local branch.
The contractors have been paid and the work commissioned remaining the balance which I seek to transfer into any of your nominated account. I will program your name on the account holding the fund as the original depositor for onward remittance to your account overseas.
kindly get back to me immediately if you are interested for further discussion.
Yours Faithfully,
James schofield
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