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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.
- mr.tony.moore@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: William White <william.white97@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: William White <mr.tony.moore@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 10:25:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONTACT UBA BANK OF NIGERIA NOW FOR YOUR ATM CARD?
 I write to inform you that the Management OF UBA BANK ( PLC ) Of REPUBLICNIGERIA.Wishes to inform you that we are in receipt of our ATM CARD issuedin your favor with amount of $2.8MILLIOM USD only, from DHL and they toldus to cancel the ATM CARD,That you have refused to send the mailing fee of your ATM CARD which was$85usd.
And you are now advised to contact our Director General and tell him whatis going on and why you asked DHL to destroy your ATM MASTER CARD. Contactour DIRECTOR GENERAL Dr.Tony Moore, on this email;(mr.tony.moore@hotmail.com) and send your name, address and telephonenumber to him in case you still want to receive your ATM CARD;Hence hewill cancel your ATM CARD.
So contact DR.TONY MOORE now we have beenwaiting to hear from you first,To know if you still want to receive your ATM CARD or not. Before we willtake any action. So feel free to get in touch with our BANK DIRECTOR GENERAL DR.TONY MOORE,because your ATM CARD is with him now. And ask himto sendyou the ATM CARD without any delay if you still want your ATM CARD.
Thank you.Mr. William White
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