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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 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.
- mooney.james@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MS JOYCE ANDERSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mooney.james@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:18:51 -0000
Subject: >>>YOUR GRANT CLAIM IS RELEASE<<<<
Reference Number:UNDP/WS68768P/68
Your email has been selected by the United Nations Organization(UNO)for a cash grant award of 350,000.00GBP(Three Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds Sterling). The united nations authorities has decided to give this award to 15 beneficiaries from all over the world to help facilitate the preparation of submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for developing States, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States,and compliance with article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.This grant is been aided by the united nations development programme and the united nations trust funds for human security.Your cash grant pin number is (UNO154/4456/011) Reference Number:UNDP/WS68768P/68 Our corresponding office in the (EU) European Union will give details on how your funds would be remitted to you.
Do contact our payment office below
Payment Officer: Mr. Mooney Stuart James Alexander
CITY/ COUNTRY: United Kingdom
Email:mooney.james@hotmail.co.uk
Regards,
Ms. Joyce Anderson
(UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL).
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