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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.
- diplomatheadoffice@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MR PETER YOUTH <yahayauku@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: MR PETER YOUTH <diplomatheadoffice@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 11:26:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I AM DIPLOMAT AGENT MR PETER YOUTH .
 I AM DIPLOMAT AGENT MR PETER YOUTH .
HOW IS EVERYTHING AND YOUR FAMILY IS NOW OVER TOO WEEKS THAT I HAVEBEEN WITH U.S.A CUSTOMS WHERE I WAS ARRESTED THAT I DO NOT HAVE ADELIVERY CLEARANCE PAPER AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT (MLB)FLORIDA U.S.A BUT I THANK GOD THAT THEY HAVE RELEASED ME TODAY Â WITHYOUR PACKAGE WORTH THE SUM OF $10.5MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS BUT THEYNEVER KNOW THAT IT CONTENTS LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
SO IT IS THIS MORNING THAT THEY RELEASED ME WITH YOUR FUNDS.YOU ADVICETO RECONFIRM TO ME YOUR DETAILS YOU KNOW I LOST THEM DURING WHEN I WASDRAGING YOUR PACKAGE WITH SOME IMMIGRATION OFFICER HERE.
AND AGAIN YOU HAVE TO PAY THE SUM OF $45.00 FOR AIR WAY BILL PAPERSTHEY SAID THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE IT THAT I WILL NOT ENTER FLIGHT TOYOUR OR TAXI SO SEND THE FEES TO BENIN REPUBLIC WHERE I CAN FROM THEYWILL GET THE AIR WAY BILL ASAP AND FORWARD TO ME HERE AND IT WILL NOTTAKE MORE THAN Â 5/HRS OR 7/HRS I WILL GET TO YOUR HOME ONCE YOU SENDTHE FEES.
HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO SEND IT.
Receive Name........Joe OkoroCountry..............benin repulic City.................porto novo Text.................Howlong  Answer...............today Amount................$45
PLEASE CALL MY DIRECTOR MR ROBERT PIKES Â // NO +229-681 47 325
PLEASE IT IS THIS MORNING THAT THEY HAVE RELEASED ME AND I DO NOT WANTTO TAKE ANY MORE LONG HERE AND I WILL DELIVER YOUR FUNDS IN 5 HRS TIMEONCE YOU SEND THE FEES TO THE MAN IN CHARGE.
DO THAT FAST SO THAT THEYCAN NOT LOOK OVER THIS PACKAGE TO KNOW THE CONTENTS,
THANKSDIPLOMAT MR PETER YOUTH Â EMAILS:(diplomatheadoffice@yahoo.com
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