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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Robinson Clark" <admin@pooladkala.com>
Reply-To: mrrobinsonclark@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 03 May 2023 16:15:55 +0100
Subject: OVERDUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS
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ATTN:Beneficiary
We call to re-confirm the below account prior to our final remittance
your overdue Contract/Inheritance sum of $10.5Million This account was
forwarded directly to my desk on Friday 24th March , 2023 by your local
representative together with Mr. Thomas Tucel who claims to be your
personal friend through a letter from the Senate Committee signed by the
Senate President Hon.Adamu Lawal replacing your already existing Bank
that was with us.
Since all modalities for funds transfer have been finalized today being
Monday 27th March, 2023, we therefore request you to confirm the
authenticity of the below account in writing on your company letter
headed paper so that we can remit by electronic transfer without delay
on 28th March, 2023. Remittance is done via my instruction to our
correspondent commercial bank offshore advising them to debit our
foreign reserve account and credit your bank account simultaneously.
Confirm the receipt of this message immediately through this email
address or give me a call on this number:+1815-324-2232
The new account is thus:
Bank name :Bank of America
Bank address:1 Perimeter Center
West Atlanta Ga 30346
Account name: RAJITEC LLC
Account Number: 335070517622
Routing Number : 026009593
Swift Code : BOFAUS6S
Looking forward to your immediate advice.
Regards,
From The Desk of :
Mr. Robinson Clark
CEO Federal Reserve Bank of New York USA
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