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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("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 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.
- rose_cynthia90@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Mark Atter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rose_cynthia90@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 15:57:26 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary
Dear Beneficiary,
Please your urgent Attention is needed, we wish to inform you that our Diplomatic agent conveying your consignment box valued the sum of $9.1 Million United States Dollars misplaced your address, we required you Reconfirm the following information’s below so that She can deliver your Consignment box to you today and return immediately,
FULL NAME: ==============
COUNTRY: ==============
CITY: ==============
CURRENT HOME ADDRESS: ===========
TELEPHONE/CELL PHONE NUMBER.=========
AGE/OCCUPATION: =============
SEX/A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION: ==============
Please do contact the diplomat agent LADY CYNTHIA ROSE with the email and with the information’s required.
Diplomat Name: DIPLOMAT ROSE CYNTHIA Contact E-mail: (rose_cynthia90@yahoo.com.hk)
She is waiting to hear from you today with the information’s to bring your Consignment funds to your doorstep. And Try to indicate this CODES to the
Diplomat because it will prove that you are the rightful person that owns The Consignment Box.
(A) YOUR BOX REGISTRATION NUMBER: XQD7819-SC
(B)THE SECURITY CODE CONSIGNMENT BOX: ez/85t/kab/2013/color: silver
NOTE: That Diplomat agent LADY CYNTHIA did not no the content of The consignment box contains a huge amount of money which is $9.1 Million United States Dollars and on No circumstances should you let her be at peril with the Consignment box,
The consignments were moved from here as family
Treasures, so never Disclose the real content to her until you receive your consignment.
God Bless You.
Best Regards
Mr Mark Atter
+229 98555440
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