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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Paul Boles <interpolpolice@amail.plala.or.jp>
Reply-To: mboles690@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 11:17:15 +0900
Subject: WELCOME TO INTERPOL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WELCOME TO INTERPOL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
This is to officially inform you that we have completed an investigation on your awarded funds and some other benefits. Technology (International Monitoring Network System) we discovered that many bad offices, scammers and thieves have been collecting money from you in the name of your funds. We have arrested the leader of the scammers.
your email address was automatically selected by an Online Balloting government system, which was legally awarded to you the sum of $10.5million USD from the united states embassy in united kingdom we have authorized and signed your certificate with the human right for your money to be transferred straight to your account without any more delay because you have suffered enough and we will make sure that you cash your money before Thursday.
your funds have been deposited in the bank with the IMF and FBI authorities for the security and fast transfer of your money to your bank, this investigation and you are hereby approved to send the names of those bad offices to us so that we will use it to find and arrest them and test against they in the court of law to be Safe 100% risk free.
You will be required to get back to us with this following. Your phone number:………
Choose one option you want us to use to make your delivery.
(1) Bank to bank transfers
(2) Delivery to your address cash
(3) Delivery by ATM card to your address
Get back to us with the option you want us to use to make yours
Delivery peacefully.
Sincere and regard
Mr Paul Boles
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