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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "WORLD BANK" <worldbank@remittance.com>
Reply-To: mrsjoywilliamsss@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 13:27:25 -0000
Subject: YOUR PAYMENTS
ZENITH INTERNATIONAL Bank PLC COMPENSATION UNIT, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
WORLD BANK.
COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS./ 150 BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: BCEAO/06654 $7m.500.000 00 USD.
Attention: Sir/
This is to bring to your notice that we, of the joint Baurreu of WORLD
BANK and ZENITH INTERNATIONAL Bank PLC, have been directed to indemnify
150 Scam Victims with the sum of Seven million five hundred thousand us
Dollars ( $7m.500.000 USD ) each.
This email is for the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world. The WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate them with the sum of
$7m.500.000 USD. This includes every
foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and
people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses
that failed due to Government problems etc.
We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you.
These have been agreed upon and have been duly signed. Therefore, we are
happy to inform you that an arrangement has perfectly been concluded to
effect your payments as soon as possible in our bid to be very transparent.
Please get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate
payment of your $7m.500.000 USD compensation funds.
Send a copy of your information's to the Director Payment/remittance
Department Dr.Mrs.JOYCE WILLIAMS.
FULL NAME:......
CELLPHONE:.....
ADDRESS.........
COUNTRY:......
AGE:.............
SEX:............
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Raymond K. Campbell
FROM WORLD BANK.
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