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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "million 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 next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Prosper Vokouma <jorgement68@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pv2067743@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 14:08:08 -0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS
MR.PROSPER VOKOUMA
MANAGER ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDB)
My dear friend,
How are you doing today?, My name is Mr.PROSPER VOKOUMA, I am one of the
Managers for AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK. I hope you read this proposal
carefully and reply me immediately. I know that we have not met before
but this business transaction will bring us together. We had a
customer in our bank. His name was Mr. Sean Rooney. He is from
America. He was working at the World Trade Center in America. One of
the hijacked planes crashed into his office in the 9/11 attack. He
works at the 98th floor of the building. You can find the details of
his death from the link below:
https://buffalonews.com/2010/09/11/sean-p-rooney/
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8diy9
http://livingmemorial.voicesofseptember11.org/sean-p-rooney
https://www.911memorial.org/blog/sean-rooneys-last-goodbye
https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/9-11-attacks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
Mr. Sean Paul Rooney was the Vice President for Risk management
services at the AON CORPORATION. He was a victim of the 11th September
2001 terrorist attack in America. When you get to the link then go to
the section that has the heading:
List of World Trade Center Victims
The board of directors and the management of the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
BANK has mandated and instructed me to go and look for Mr. Sean Paul
Rooney's next of kin to come and claim his fund in our bank. The only
next of kin that was stated categorically when he opened the bank
account was his wife Mrs. Beverly Eckert. I have contacted the
American embassy here in my country to inquire about his next of kin
Mrs. Beverly Eckert. The ambassador at the American embassy here in my
country told me that his wife who is his only next of kin died in a
plane crash on the 12th of February 2009. He also made me to
understand that they don't have kids.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Eckert
http://www.911truth.org/beverly-eckert/
http://nymag.com/news/9-11/10th-anniversary/good-byes/
This means that the whole family is gone. What a sad story. He used
his wife as his next of kin when opening his bank account with our
bank but now she is no more. The reason why I contacted you is that
Mr. Sean Rooney is dead and his wife who is his next of kin is also
dead. The board of directors and the management of this bank do not
know about these developments. The board of directors and the
management of this bank have told me that if nobody applies for the
fund then the bank will return the whole fund into our federal
reserve. I want you to apply to the bank as the only surviving next of
kin to late Mr. Sean Paul Rooney. It might interest you to know that
he had a domiciliary bank account with our bank. This bank account
contains the sum of FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS. This is the exact amount
he has in his domiciliary bank account before the ugly incident
occurred. This money is still in that bank account as UNCLAIMED FUND.
This business transaction is very simple and risk free. I am the
ENVIRONMENT
YOUR FULL NAME:..............................
ADDRESS:..........................
STATE:.............................................
COUNTRY:.................................
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:...................................
DIRECT PHONE:.................................
OCCUPATION:........................
AGE:.................................
GENDER:.............................................
In respect to this transaction, we agree that 45% of this money will
be for you as my foreign partner and for the bank account that you
shall provide. 55% will be for me. The expenses in this business
transaction will be shared between us. The money will be transferred
to the bank account that you shall provide. I will travel down to your
country after the money has been transferred into your bank account.
Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund into your bank
account as arranged, you must apply first to the bank. Your swift
response will be highly appreciated.
Friendly regards
MR. PROSPER VOKOUMA
MANAGER ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AFDBANK)
PLOT 12 DR. KWAME NKRUMAH ROAD
OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA FASO
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