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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: "Mr. Jose Riera Siquier" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <americabankxl02014@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2021 04:52:05 +0800
Subject: ARE YOU ALIVE?
Dear
I am Mr. Jos? Riera Siquier, Consul General. Consulate of Spain in London UK. I write you because last week I was with my friend at Her Majesty¡¯s Treasury office here in London and I was able to browse through the files of unpaid funds by the HM Treasury Dept. marked ¡°DECEASED FIILES¡± and when I asked my friend he said the owners of the funds stated in those files are dead.
Somehow I believe he is not telling me the truth because I get to know from a reliable source that most of the owners of those files are still alive but was intentionally frustrated out of receiving their funds by the HM Treasury Dept. thereby closing the file and mark it deceased files so that no one will consider reopening it for payment to the rightful beneficiaries.
Now without wasting your time or mine, and without lies and deceit I can help you get your funds in less than 5 working days, I will use my capacity and solid contacts as the Consul General here in London to arrange your payment to be paid to you in Madrid Spain or in USA.
It is not a joke or one of those internet games we get on daily basis, I can arrange your payment to be paid to you in full in Madrid Spain or in USA; I am very serious about it.
If you are still alive get back to me via my telephone number or my email address.
P.S: please let keep this communication between us via email only for security reasons.
I am waiting.
Regards
Mr. Jos? Riera Siquier
Consul General, London. Consulate of Spain.
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