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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: United Nation <anasabdulhamid132@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unfundpay@seznam.cz
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:52:59 +0200
Subject: UN PAYMENT BOARD DIRECTOR
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LETTER OF INTENT WILLIAM JOHNSON
A power of attorney was forwarded to my office this morning by two
gentle men , one of them is a Philippines nationality and he is
ENGR . GILBERT M. USON by name while the other person is Mr Charles
G. Ba-come, by his name a Bolivian national.
These two gentle men claimed to be the representative of your
company, and this power of attorney stated that you are dead. They
brought an account where your fund will be transferred to in order to
claimed your fund.
Below is the account they submitted to my office:
H.S.B.C BANK OF CHINA
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINESBRANCH
ACCOUNT NO. 2984-0008-66
SWIFT CODE. BOPIPHMM
Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you
had an accident and died,You are therefore given 48hrs to confirm the
truth in this information if you are still alive.
Be informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerous,
as we would not be held responsible of wrong payment.
NOW IF YOU YOU ARE STILL ALIVE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU AND MAKE SURE THAT
YOU SEND THE $105 DOLLAR ONLY THEY WANT TO PAY THIS MONEY BUT I SAID I
WILL LET YOU KNOW ON IT PLEASE BE VERY URGENT TO AVOID LOOSING YOUR
FUND.
WAITING FOR YOUR MAIL ONCE YOU RECEIVED THIS MAIL
MR. WILLIAM JOHNSON
UN PAYMENT BOARD DIRECTOR
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