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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.
- fbpaymentdepartment1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Gbanga <js89233@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gary.ben9087@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:30:32 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION AT LAST
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Congratulations !!!
We are very happy to inform you that your name appear on them facebook
lottery promotion for the month and we are giving out the total sum of
$150,000 USD ( one hundred Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) to
our winners,which is the sum you have won.
Your name was selected in a raffle that was made yesterday so we need
your fast response so that we can proceed with the delivery of your
fund. Your name was selected by Mr Mark Zuckerberg the CEO of
Facebook ( Founder & Chief Executive Officer )
The promotion was made to make all facebook user benefit from the gain
the company made facebook is a the first and
ever largest means of meeting both old and new friend.
The promo was done to serve as a means of appreciation to visitors on
our site and also to help people to fight off poverty and to maintain
the standard of living.
You are advised to contact the payment department with your full name
and address with the email below so that they can proceed to deliver
your money to you.
Payment Department E-mail address : fbpaymentdepartment1@gmail.com
Congratulations..
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