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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- 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.
- dnddawes@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Neil Trotter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dnddawes@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 01:32:22 -0000
Subject: Congratulations and Happy Celebrations in Advance
To whom it may concern,
My wife and I won the biggest Euro Millions lottery prize
of £107.9m GBP and we just commenced our Charity
Donation in 2014
promotional program. We will be giving out a cash donation
of £1,500,000.00 GBP to five (5) lucky individuals and ten
(10) charity
organizations from any part of the world.
To verify the genuineness of this email and our winnings,
please see our interview by visiting the webpage below;
http://news.sky.com/story/1227782/euromillions-neil-trotter-wins-107-9m-prize
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/03/18/neil-trotter-euromillions-winner_n_4984234.html?1395139846
Your email address was submitted to my wife and I by the
Google Management Team and you received this email because
we have listed
you as one of the lucky millionaires. NOTE; Your email is
your online automatic ticket that qualified you for this
draw, no tickets
were sold. Kindly send us the below details so that we can
direct our Bank to effect a valid Bank Draft in your name
to your
country via courier delivery.
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* NAME:
* Last Name:
* DATE OF BIRTH:
* SEX:
* ADDRESS:
* CITY:
* STATE:
* COUNTRY:
* MOBILE NUMBER:
* FAX:
* OCCUPATION:
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Congratulations and Happy Celebrations in Advance,
Neil Trotter
Email: dnddawes@gmail.com
Regards
Neil Trotter.
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