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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: TRUST FUND <godwinazor25@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubank3093@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 03:05:45 -0800
Subject: YOUR FUND
Attention Note if you are not the rightful person of this Email
Address please don't reply this message
Sequel to our series of meetings for the past 6 months, which just
Ended with the Directors of United Nations in partnership with
International monetary fund to the united bank for Africa
Representatives respectively in full attendance. The above
Organizations after prolonged deliberations on series of complaints
Received from scam victims has unanimously agreed to compensate all
Scam victims with a clear verifiable proof with the sum of $5.5 usd
Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar each. Your email address was
Among the list of victims submitted to our office by the United States
Fraud investigation Department and final investigation by our secret
Agents who has been monitoring your correspondence via special
Tracking device
All you have to do now is to choose online banking transfer 2days or
ATM card 3days delivery and get back to us with the full information
Below
Full Name
Home Address.................
Age/Occupation
Valid Phone number
Country/State Piatra
Any of Your Identity Cards........
Dr Bruno William
Executive board of bank of America directors of foreign remittance
United Bank for Africa
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