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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- 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.
- idrissabekahammed@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Abeka Hammed Idriss <henryikoroamargh2016@gmail.com>
Reply-To: idrissabekahammed@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:37:44 -0700
Subject: WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPLIER TO SUPPLY.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Following the request from the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS) Ghana; Mandating our company as accredited local Agent to the
ECOWAS to source for a reputable and reliable company for the Project
2023/2024 for supplies of your company products for a sustainable
development and empowerment programs in all the ECOWAS regions.
We write to seek your interest to supply your company products to the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ghana. Please if you are
interested we would like to have your full product specification catalogue
and who is in-charge, also note that all prices must be in CIF Tema Sea
Port, Ghana or FOB/EX WORKS.
Payment Terms: Every contract winner receives 70% in advance and the
balance of 30% before shipment to Ghana. But 100% advance payment may be
considered in some exceptional cases after contract approval. All payments
are made through bank to bank wire transfer.
Get back to me for more details.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Abeka Hammed Idriss.
Phone Number- +233 266 203 189
email: idrissabekahammed@gmail.com
Business Address: Kwame Nkrumah Circle,
Accra, Ghana.
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