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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: "Chief smith jordan" <info@lee.org>
Reply-To: chief.jordan.smithh@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:16:46 -0400
Subject: Requirements 82.200.27.142
You supposed to received your funds since but due to Some of the
government officials, banks and individuals in Nigeria have
tried to transfer this fund but failed due to their dishonesty, greed
and unnecessary demand for fees.
This fund originated from someone who executed a contract Here but
your own name was used as the next of kin to that fund.
This fund came as a result of over-invoiced contract inheritance
because you were not the original contractor as you did not execute
any contract with
Nigeria Government, although the said fund has already been approved
for payment in your name.
I find out that You are not the original contractor/beneficiary? The
contract was sublet to you by the original contractor/beneficiary and
that is the reason
you have not received this funds. Because you failed to obtain
contract sublet certificate as a categorical B contractor/beneficiary.
All that is needed is for you to obtain the contract sublet
certificate which will make you a category B contractor/beneficiary
and show that the original
contractor subletted the contract to you. In the process a new
contract number will be allocated to you which will be use to transfer
the funds to your
account without any hitch.
For the past years you have been dealing with those corrupt officials
who failed to tell you the truth on what to do in order to extort you
and enrich their
pockets.
As soon as i hear from you i will tell you how much it will cost you
to obtain the contract sublet certificate which will make you a
category B
contractor/beneficiary and show that the original contractor subletted
the contract to you. In the process a new contract number will be
allocated to you
which will be use to transfer the funds to your account without any hitch.
Yours Faithfully,
Rev Jordan Smith
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