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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.
- jorealbert@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "UN Diplomat" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jorealbert@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:48:22 -0500
Subject: I arrived at The BALTIMORE /WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BWI AIRPORT)
Attn: Worthy Beneficiary Sir/Madam ,
My name is Mr Joseph E Albert, The United Kingdom UK assigned agent by the IMF/UN and Office of the Presidency Nigeria after the meeting held early last month January 2013 to deliver your fund worth (Five
Hundred thousand dollars Only ) to you. I arrived at The BALTIMORE /WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BWI AIRPORT) in United States. I
also want you to know that i have only 2 working days to deliver this money to you and go back to my country for an official assignment
again to carry out from world bank Government and United Nation Unit.
I need you to reconfirm to me your full address where to have your fund delivered and your direct contact number and ID passport proof
attached .
Here is my direct number where to reach me 240-258-8045 or 813-402-6795
I wait for your urgent response via :jorealbert@gmail.com
Regards,
Mr Joseph E Albert
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