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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 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.
- henry_karl701@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Adam Dowel" <ka1978p@alice.it>
Reply-To: henry_karl701@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 10:45:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: UBA (UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA)
Regarding your ATM Card,
atm carddarpartmartoffice
Urgent Regarding your ATM Card,
Your ATM Card was returned back to our Bank this morning by DHL
Courier Delivery Company and they told us to cancel it. They stated
clearly it that your ATM Card has over stayed with them and since then
you have refused to comply with the delivery fee.
However as directed by DHL Courier that we should cancel your ATM Card
worth ($4.8m USD) but we decided to hear from you first to know what is the
problem. If you still wish to receive your ATM Card or not before we proceed
with your ATM Card cancellation. So for this reason you are hereby advice to
contact our Director General Mr. Henry Karl Via this E-mail
(henry_karl701@hotmail.com) Or Call him here: +229-99135291
For more details and provide him your full name, country, address and
telephone, should in case you still want your ATM Card,
Regards
Dr. Adam Dowel
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