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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:
- "meagboarmand@outlook.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Silver ALBERT<book@jei.com>
Reply-To: meagboarmand@outlook.fr
Date: 27 Aug 2020 14:27:43 +0100
Subject: OFFRE TRES URGENT
OFFRE TRES URGENT
Je vous prie de m'excuser si vous кtes surpris de mon message. Je
me prйsente donc, je suis Mr Silver Albert, Boursier retraitй
Suisse actuellement hospitalisй en Grande Bretagne. Je vous
contacte pour une aide financiиre de 300.000Ђ (Trois Cent Mille
Euros)
que j'aimerais vous apporter afin que vous puissiez rйaliser
votre rкve ou rйgler une partie de vos problиmes financiers.
Je vous l'offre du fond du cÑšur, veuillez l'accepter et faites-en
bon usage. Je rйclame juste la priиre afin que le seigneur
pardonne mes pйchйs. Les fonds prйvus pour cet acte sont
domiciliйs dans une institution bancaire en Afrique de l’ouest.
Dites vous que vous ne courrez aucun risque en acceptant cette
donation de ma part car mes fonds dйposйs dans cette institution
bancaire sont en toute sйcuritй et sont enregistrйs entant que
fonds lйgaux avec tous les documents а l'appui grвce а mon Avocat
de ce Pays. Alors si vous accepter cette donation je vous prie de
prendre contacte avec mon avocat a son adresse personnelle afin
de rentrer en possession de ces fonds en toute lйgalitй selon les
lois de ce pays.
Je vous prie de contacter Me AGBO а l'adresse suivante:
NOM: Maitre Me AGBO
Courriel : meagboarmand@outlook.fr
Trиs Sincиrement
Mr Silver ALBERT
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