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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:
- "million us 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)
- "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: OFFICE <franklinpletomchloe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officefilermc@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:08:23 -0700
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY
How are you today? hope all is right with you; am Mr Williams Peter from
white House Please I advised that you should read this email message very
carefully and urgently get back to me immediately to avoid wrong delivery
of your overdue inheritance unpaid ATM CARD fund worth of $10.5 Million USD
presently at our custody United Nation.
Based on the meeting held yesterday with the United Nations Official, US
Embassy USA Official and IMF officials In collaboration with Office of the
Presidency USA and Federal Ministry of Finance F.M.F USA regarding all
overdue inheritance payment File of which your name and your phone number
was listed among the unpaid beneficiary, I writing to inform you that your
files appeared on our desk to pay you a partial payment of $10.5 million US
Dollars of your funds for this First quarter of the year.
But we are having misunderstanding because a lady by name Mrs. Monica Ohge,
from United States of America called our Office on Friday stating that she
is your new next of kin that you have given her the power of attorney to
claim your unpaid ATM CARD Fund worth of $10.5 Million USD, she clearly
informed our Office that you have instructed her to receive the funds on
your favor that she will greatly makes it impossible so far that you cannot
work or answer any calls due your presently health condition.
Executive Board of Director Federal Ministry of Finance USA are currently
and so confuse about her claim that is why the authority instructed me to
contact you for us to know if she is telling us the truth or not to avoid
wrong delivery of your unpaid fund worth of $10.5 Million USD to unexpected
person as we have no clue about this person Mrs. Monica Ohge . She
also forwarded
below information DETAILS to us for the delivery of your
unpaid inheritance Payment worth the total sum of $10.5 Million USD.
( FULL NAME== Mrs. Monica Ohge COUNTRY===USA ADDRESS==== 357 Spears ln
Hartshorne,
Ok 74547. Please kindly check this information and name and get back to me as
soon as possible and don't forget to send me your full current address such as
send your information as stated bellow:
Your Full Name.....
Your Country.......
Current Address....
your Current Cell phone....
Age/sex............
Thanks man of peace and unity Mr. Williams Peter
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