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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.
- bachmeier20002001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "UNICEF" <unicef_cordinator@consultant.com>
Reply-To: unicef_coordinator@consultant.com
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 19:29:11 +0500
Subject: Re: WORKING WITH UNICEF.
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Hello,
This is an opportunity to work from home and make some extra income. You
will be working as a "Donation Officer" with our Donation department
within your region.
UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) is the
driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are
realized and your job involves receiving donation payment for Unicef from
individuals, companies and organizations for the help of the children in
the world.
Your starting monthly salary is $3500.00 USD, while you will get paid
additional $500.00 on every task you fully complete according to the
instructions given to you by the Humanitarian department. You will have
your first Donation training process within one week.
Your First Donation Training:
You will receive a Donation Payment (checks/bank transfers) with a Unicef
letter at your address and you are required to follow the instructions in
the Unicef Letter to process the Donation payment. This will be your first
training as a Donation Officer and we want to know how fast and efficient
the services you can render in processing Donation Payments with a
concrete report of the entire experience and also the duration it took you
to cash the Donation Payment.
Finally, the first donation payment will be sent out to you within 3 days.
Now you will have to reconfirm with us, all the information below for
unicef record purpose and for the mailing of your traning payments.
** Your Full Name:James Bachmeier
** Your street Address: 101 Pitcher Park SE
** Your City: Devils Lake
** Your State North Dakota:
** Zip Code: 58301
** Home Phone Numbers: 701-350-0600
** Mobile Numbers:
** Email Address: bachmeier20002001@yahoo.com
We will contact you with details of your first payment once we reconfirm
the details requested above. I expect to hear from you as soon as you get
this email.
Unicef looks forward to working with you for the benefit of humanity.
David Gressly,
Deputy Humanitarian Co-ordinator.
217-706-7876.
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