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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "huge amount of money" (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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mszbuhari@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Yusuf Muhammadu Buhari <benttah2010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mszbuhari@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:50:11 -1200
Subject: From President Son-Investment Agreement.
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From President Son-Investment Agreement.
Dear Sir/Ma.
I am Yusuf Buhari.the only son of the President Muhammadu Buhari of
federal republic of Nigeria
I confidentially write you this letter for an investment,after going
through your profile on your country business journal
My contacting you is base on trustworthy as i will privately need your
agreement to transfer very huge amount of money to you for an
investment into real Estate Properties /buying of stock on my behalf
in your country.
The source of the fund is from the contract i did with foreign Oil
and construction companies that executed contracts with the federal
republic of Nigeria. Now that my father is about to leave of the
president, i decided to contact you as a reliable person who will
claim this fund and invest it in your country.
All i need is your cooperation to receive and invest this said funds
in any profit yielding investment that requires your utmost
experiences,apart from the estate properties and stock i mentioned
above.
You will take full management of the investment base on agreement
between you and i,on reasonable percentage ratio for your management
and services.
If you are interested in this offer,do quickly reply me so that i can
detail you with the total sum Amount and how the fund will be release
to you.
I expect your reply to my email: mszbuhari@hotmail.com
Thank you
Regards,
Yusuf Muhammadu Buhari
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