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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Rose Farley <alexandresekloka973@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:
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Hi
We have concluded today that your payment of your Fifty Five Million
Dollars will be send to you through United Bank for Africa Plc
{UBA-Bank} Online Banking payment method since it is the only safety
way of transferring the whole funds to you at once without much
hindrances. So contact UBA Bank, Mr. Gbenga MAKINDE, E-mail:
redacted@domain.name] so that they will proceed with all the legal
due process of transferring the whole funds directly into your bank
account.
NOTE: This payment has been instructed by the Ministry Of Finance and
you must undergo the due process once you get in contact with the
United Bank for Africa to enable them authenticate the legitimacy of
your funds and again reconfirm your current info such as; Name...
Address... Phone number... for your payment data verification.
Mrs. Rose Farley
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