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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: WORLD BANK CONSULTANT <info@worldbankconsultant.com>
Reply-To: worldlegalconsultant@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:32:35 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENTS
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Attention: Sir/
This is to notify you that After our board meeting with
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United State Government including
European Parliament the Access Bank London and WORLD BANK, have been
directed to indemnify 150 Scam Victims with the sum of Seven million
five hundred thousand U s Dollars ( $7m.500.000 USD ) each.
This email is for the people that have been scammed in any part of
the world. The United Nations 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 payment as soon as possible. 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 this office
FULL NAME:......
CELLPHONE:.....
ADDRESS.........
COUNTRY:......
AGE:.............
SEX:............
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Raymond K. Campbell.
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