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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- james_moire@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: James Moire <jamesmoire@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:38:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent Respond Needed.
From:
James Moire: 17th November 2010.
I am a vault
manager in the diplomatic enclave here in Dorchester
London ( United Kingdom ).
There is an unclaimed package containing
unknown amount of money, but I estimated it be within $2Million
United States Dollars packaged in box (Two Million Dollars) which was recovered
from illegal container at the sea port.
This fund is secretly packaged
without any inscription of the beneficiary.
Now we are delivering
South Africa packages/consignment
to their recipient/ beneficiary if you can stand to receive this package, write
me back with your full name, address and telephone number. If your detail is
received the package will be covered with your name as the beneficiary and will
be delivered to South Africa via our delivery agent who will contact on
arrival.
This mail is strictly confidential. Should you be interested,
get back to me for us to proceed. If I receive your details, I will give you my
phone number to maintain a confidential contact with you on this
transaction.
You will
receive 25% of the Total fund and 75% will be for me and my partners who know
about the content of the box. However be informed that as soon as you have
claimed the consignment, I will proceed immediately to your country for onward
sharing as I stated above.
We are
going to Sign a confidential agreement that will cover both parties from
betrayal.
Respond
to this mailbox:james_moire@yahoo.com
Thanks.
Mr. James
Moire
London .
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