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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- carolinadino20000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- of processing : carolina dino contact addresss : carolinadino20000@gmail.com carolinadino@accountant.com contact phone : (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Thompson Blair" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carolinadino20000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 13:31:04 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT FILE REVIEW BY NEW PRESIDENT
Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division.
Federal Bureau of Investigation. J. Edgar.
Hoover Building Washington D.C
Congratulation.
The New Eleceted President (Goodluck) and Central Bank Governor, Dr. Lamido Sanusi, has approved your payment of $10.5M (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand,
United States Dollars) via their ATM CARD payment system. The ATM CARD is designed to work on any Automated Teller Machine
around the Globe. On no account must you send your banking details to any person or office, no matter the circumstance.
Confirm the following datas immediately -
Your Names -
Direct telephone Numbers -
occupation -
Your Delivery address and
Any form of identification.
We have been assured that your payment will be released to you through the ATM CARD payment system which has been approved
by the acting President, Goodluck Jonathan. make sure you confirm the required informations to the processing and legal
office via the informations
you find listed below..
Heads of Processing : Carolina Dino
Contact addresss : carolinadino20000@gmail.com
carolinadino@accountant.com
Contact Phone : 23480-8447-2113
Mr. Thompson Blair
HEAD OF INVESTIGATIONS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON DC
#206-201-2136
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