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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: Edmond Cole <janetroyce1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edcole55@onet.pl
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:38:38 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir /Ma / Please respond
Good day
I am Mr. Edmond Cole and I represent the interests of a top politician,
who as a result of his opposition to the government has been in detention
for 2yrs without trial.
The owner of the fund is into Stock and Bond investment and he was actually
doing good before this unfortunate situation in the united kingdom hence he
decided to move out some of his funds through another name.
The money involved is Forty-five Million Euro in Bond deposited with Euro
clear financial services. (www.euroclear.com). However, his government in
collaboration with the United Kingdom government is moving to confiscate
all his properties, the most recent being his investment in the united
kingdom, see the link below;
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48438014.
Hence he is looking for a person to stand as the owner of the cash and
properties to facilitate the change of fund ownership to your name or your
company name without any risk or problem. He will be grateful and ready to
offer you 50% of the total fund if you accept and receive the fund for him
with your name or company name.
This transaction is all about trust and transparency and hopefully, you
will not disappoint us.
If you indicate your interest to receive the money on his behalf I will
send further details to you.
Thanks and Best Regards
Mr. Edmond Cole
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