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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.
- nigerianpostalservice@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "INTERNATION MONETARY FUND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nigerianpostalservice@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 21:56:41 -0800
Subject: FROM MINISTRY OF FINANCE HOUSE OF NIGERIA
Good Day,
We are glad to send you this email to notify you concerning your fund which has been in the custody of the Nigerian Postal Service for the past few months.
Because of the fact that many people could not afford to pay the charges which the delivery company are asking them to pay as to get there compensated fund delivered to them, We the Internation Monetry Fund Department Nigeria has dicieded to get it dispatch to you via the custody of the Nigerian Postal service in a low-cost at $190 USD which is for the safe security keeping / Insurrance stamp of your fund.
So be inform that all necessarry arrangement has been put in place by the Internation Monetry Fund Department Nigeria but the only thing remaining before the Nigerian Postal service we dispatch your fund to you is just the safe security keeping / Insurrance stamp of your fund which will cost you just $190 USD.
Note that you are to pay for the safe security keeping / Insurrance stamp of your fund which is $190 Dollars only so that your fund will be dispatch to you at your doorstep immediately.
Be rest assure that as soon as you contact them with the data’s below and follow there due process by paying the safe security keeping / Insurrance stamp which is just $190 USD, your fund will be dispatch to you within 48hours with guarantee.
When contacting them, you are to contact them with your fund registration code below as to enable them locate your own package on-time and for more information you are to visit our site;(HTTP://WWW.IMF.ORG/EXTERNAL/NP/EXR/CHRON/MDS.ASP).
DATA TO CONTACT THEM WITH:
Registration Code: BG2413FFT001
Full Name:.........
Sex:...................
Mailing Address:.........
Personal Phone Number...........
Occupation:..................
Here is the information of the Nigerian Postal Service Branch Office which you are to contact:
Contact Person: Mr. Edward Z. Omodia
Office: Deputy Postmaster General/Operation Plannng
Cell Phone: +234-703-854-9911111
Company Email: info@nipost.gov.ng
Alternative E-mail: nigerianpostalservice@yahoo.com.hk
Company Site: http://www.nipost.gov.ng
Once again you are to contact them immediately you received this email as to enable them commence with delivery to your doorstep.
Thanks for your understanding
Sincerely,
Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
+234-809-941-2563
INTERNATION MONETARY FUND DEPARTMENT
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