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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: =?UTF-8?B?WUFLLiBLT8OH?= <ffgllc5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infor8721@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 16:17:07 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,
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Dear Beneficiary,
Your over due fund worth $3.5M Usd has been approved to pay you
through online account payment by the ILBANK TÃœRKIYE. But In view of
this situation the Turkish finance
ministry find out that a lot of people has been scammed on the process
of receiving of their payment because they have been contacted from
the wrong office that
suppose to release their fund.
We want to infom you that nobody is charging you any transfer or
delivery fee to get your fund to your destination or bank account,if
anybody ask you to send any
delivery fee or transfer fee bear it in mind that he/she is a scam and
make sure you did not fall for that and do me a favour by forwarding
their details to me because
FBI/INTERPOL is after then right now.
The only what you have to do right away is to get yourself ready to
come over for signing of all the payment documents by youself or your
lawyer including snapping of
pictures for the record of your payment.
This office will process the urgently release of your fund payment
valued MUS$3.5 USD via our appointed financial Institutions accredited
to our bank ..
Kindly forward your information stated below to enable iLBANK Turkey
to process your Payment immediately.
Your Full Name:
Your Full Address:
Your Cell Phone Number:
Occupation or Job Tittle:
Identification copy:
Yours faithfully,
YAK. KOÇ
Office of the,
Turkish Ministry of Finance
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