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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.
- victordayo122@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Jerry Babatunde" <test@azimkhodro.com>
Reply-To: victordayo122@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 16:32:05 +0000
Subject: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification
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Attention Beneficiary,
This is to officially inform you that we have been having meetings
for the past Seven (7) months which ended two days ago with Mr. Jim
Young Kim the World Bank president and other seven continent
presidents on the way treated on issue concerning Scam victim’s
problems.
Therefore we have decided to contact you following the reports we
received from Anti-Fraud International Monitoring Group your
name/email has been submitted to us therefore the United Nations have
agreed to compensate you with the sum of( US$2.5 million ) this
compensation is also including international business that failed due
to bad Government officials problems etc. Note we have arranged your
payment through MasterCard ATM which is the latest instruction from
the World Bank president Mr. Jim Young Kim therefore be advice to
contact our Representative Agent. (Victor Dayo)
He has been assigned and duly in position to release your MasterCard
ATM contact him with the bellow email & phone number and make sure you
forwards your full delivery details to prove you’re self. CALL HIM AS
SOON AS YOU SEND YOUR INFORMATION TO HIS Telephone +229-68549820
( victordayo122@gmail.com )
1. Full Name:...................
2. Country:......................
3. Delivery Address:........
4. Telephone............
5. Any Copy of ID Attached ....................
Finally for the immediate collection of your MasterCard ATM contact
our representative Agent. Victor Dayo to enable you confirm your
payment without further delay, and note that any other contact you
made out side his office is at your own risk as all this will cost you
for all required Certificates and Ownership prove including its
delivery is at the sum of $455.00
Thanks H.E. Mr. Wayne Martin
Deputy Secretary-General (U.N)
CC: Jim Young Kim World Bank president
CC: Mr. Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary GeneraL.
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