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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:
- 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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams 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)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- markwhite110@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Mark White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markwhite110@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 10:17:21 +0100
Subject: WORLD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
WORLD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU.
DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICES
BATCH No: WFM-UK/L-GB/0012/13
This is Dr. Mark White of World Financial Management Bureau. I am here to inform you about the prevailing financial report reaching my office and the intense nature of policy here in London UK. We want to use this medium to notify you about our plan of sending your funds to you through diplomatic delivery to your address, this system will be easier for you and for us. We are going to send your funds total sum of US$7.3Million to you via courier delivery services. The 2 boxes is accompany with every vital documents that covers your funds. Note here that this funds is coming with a security boxes which are sealed electronically and padded with machine. I will make use of my position to release this funds to you. The boxes are coming with a representative/agent who will deliver them to you at your receiving address after clearing the 2 packages at your airport. All you are require to do now is to reconfirm the following information below to enable us commence with this delivery
immediately.
1. Full Name: --------
2. Home Address: -----
3. Age & Sex: --------
4. Occupation: -------
5. Cell Phone#: ------
6. State of Origin: --
7. Country: ----------
8. Scan Copy of ID----
9. Email Address: ----
Be inform that the Agent does not know the content in these boxes, the content was declared to him as a family asset. I have obtain the consignment tag that will be tag on the boxes and dispatch alongside with the security code to enable you access the boxes as soon as the diplomat deliver them to you. The only thing you are require to do here is to make readily available the require fee for the clearing of your 2 consignment packages at the port of entry when the diplomat arrive your airport. Kindly reply to this email: markwhite110@yahoo.co.jp for the immediate commencement of this delivery.
Regards,
Dr. Mark White
From: London Clearing House
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