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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- 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.
- esqricorasolicitor@lawyer.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- firma : ricor abogados & finanzen s.a email : esqricorasolicitor@lawyer.com,esqricorassolicitor@lawyer.com telefon: 0034-653-399-057 (Lawyer; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Lottery Winner 2014" <eurom1@post.com>
Reply-To: esqricorassolicitor@lawyer.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 21:10:51 -0000
Subject: REFERENZ NUMMER: CJ2014/65456009/ESP
INTERLOTTO:MICROSOFT-GROSSJACKPOT-LOTTERIE PROMO 2014.
SPAN-NR:[08-01-2014-9465206]
AWARD 2014 [B.S.S.P.] BALLOT SOFTWARES SYSTEM PROMOTION.
INTERNATIONALE BONO LOTTO PROGRAMM
MADRID OFFICE
OFFIZIELLE MITTEILUNG
VON SITZ DES PRASIDENTEN
INTERNATIONALE PROMOTIOM-GEWINNZUTEILUNG
REFERENZ NUMMER: CJ2014/65456009/ESP
Sehr Geehrter E-mail inhaber. Ihren E mail Adresse sind ein vom die(73)
E mail Adresse das neun Hundert Funf und Dreissig Tausend
Vier Hundert und Siebzig Euros.(€935.470.00)Euro auf kategory(2)tempo
(12)gewonnen hat in Ballot Softwares system Promotion(BSSP)
Herzlichen gluckwunsch!!!
Wenden Sie sich bitte an die Ansprüche Agent sofort für die
Übertragung das Gewinne Fullen Sie Bitte die unten Folgen fomular
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RICOR ABOGADOS & FINANCE S.A
HEAD OFFICE:Av. Eusebio Sempere Nº11,Alicante 03003 Spain.
ANTRAG AGENT: Antonio Ricor
Firma : RICOR ABOGADOS & FINANZEN S.A
Email : esqricorasolicitor@lawyer.com,esqricorassolicitor@lawyer.com
Telefon: 0034-653-399-057
Telefax: 0034-911-820-350
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ANSPRUCH DER FORM VERARBEITET
1. REFERENZ NUMMER:
2. vollstandiger Name:
3. Geburtsdatum:
4. Nationalitit:
5. Beruf:
6. Staat
7. PLZ :
8. Telefon:
9. Mobile:
10.Fax:
11.Haus-Adresse:
12.Geschlecht:
13.Betrag won:
14.Email Adresse:
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ZAHLUNGSARTEN
(a) Banküberweisung (b) bestätigten Schecks
NAME DER BANK :.............................................
KONTONUMMER :.....................................
Bankleitzahl: / SWIFT CODE :..............................
BANK ADRESSE :.....................................
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Note:Ihren Namen wird nicht Veroffentlichen aber wird durch
Elektronik Intelligent Data Base gepruft werden
Die oben genannten Anforderungen sind erforderlich
herzlich Gluckwunsch noch einmal.
Herzlichst
Mrs.Lisa Sanchez
Microsoft Inc Madrid Spain.
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