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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:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- 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.
- revjosuemayeladrc@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- for more details contact me at both emails below: revjosuemayeladrc@gmail.com revjosuemayeladrc@yahoo.fr failure to respond quickly to (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "REV. JOSUEH MAYELAHI" <chizai@bronze.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "REV. JOSUEH MAYELAHI" <revjosuemayeladrc@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 22:56:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR CONFIRMATION IS REQUIRED
Beloved,
This message has been sent to you before without any response from
you. Did you receive the previous message sent to you?
Be informed that ATM Card of the value of your compensation, US$2.750,000. 00 (Two Million Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) has been issued to you. Reconfirm your address, your mobile phone number and your occupation for the delivery of the parcel of the ATM Card to you.Alternatively, your payment can be made by bank to bank swift wire transfer to any bank account you will authorize. For more details contact me at both emails below: revjosuemayeladrc@gmail.com
revjosuemayeladrc@yahoo.fr
Failure to respond quickly to this last notice will lead to the
cancelation of your approved compensation payment / delivery of your ATM CARD.
Remain blessed.
Reverend. Pastor Josueh Mayelah
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