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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:
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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 agent" ("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.
- mrs.jocelynromero_delfino@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: KING FAHD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT <test@jlcity.gov.cn>
Reply-To: <mrs.jocelynromero_delfino@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 16:51:18 -0300
Subject: KING FAHD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAUDI ARABIA.
KING FAHD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SAUDI ARABIA..
Good Day ,
We wish to inform you that the diplomatic agent conveying the Certified Check valued the sum of $1,000,000 million United States Dollars misplaced your Home address and he is currently stranded at CHEK LAP KOK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HONG KONG now. We required you reconfirm the following information below so that he can deliver your consignment package to you today/tomorrow because her flight ticket is about to expire.
NAME: =========================
ADDRESS:========================
MOBILE NO.:==========================
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:==========================
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION :=====================
Please do contact back with the email below with the information required.
Contact Person: MRS. JOCELYN ROMERO DELFINO
EMAIL: (mrs.jocelynromero_delfino@yahoo.com)
he is waiting to hear from you today with the information …Also be inform that your package was registered here by United Nations Compensation Organization since one months ago. Lastly Note that the diplomat agent need Airport Security keeping fee of your Bank Draft Check which cost you $305 USD to commence your Draft Check to your door step and if you are not interested please do not contact back and your package will be confiscated and return back to the U.N Compensation Office.
So send your delivery address to MRS. JOCELYN ROMERO DELFINO so that we will forward you the payment detail you are to use in sending down the fee to enable the diplomat commence delivery of your draft package to your resident address.
THANKS.
KING FAHD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
SAUDI ARABIA.
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