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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:
- 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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Prince Robert Kabila <mbnabankofamerica78@gmail.com>
Reply-To: princerobert_kabila@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:50:13 +0300
Subject: DEAR BELOVED ONE:
DEAR BELOVED ONE.
I AM PRINCE ROBERT KABILA SON TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF CONGO MR
LAURENT KABILA, I AND MY ONLY SISTER PRINCESS JENNIFER KABILA ARE
CONTACTING YOU TODAY IN REGARDS OF OUR THREE CONSIGNMENT METALLIC
TRUNK BOXES CONTAINING THE SUM OF NINETY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
USD ONLY WHICH IS CURRENTLY NOW WITH THE UNITED NATIONS APPOINTED
DIPLOMAT PRESENTLY WAITING FOR ME TO GET A BENEFICIARY.
WE WANT YOU TO HELP US RECEIVE THIS BOXES FROM THE DIPLOMAT AS OUR NEW
FOREIGN PARTNER DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR FORMER BENEFICIARY WHO WAS TO
ASSIST MY SISTER AND I IN RECEIVING THIS THREE BOXES IN NEW YORK MR
MATHEW THOMAS IS A VERY GREEDY PERSON IN THE SENSE THAT WE AGREED TO
GIVE TO HIM 20% OUT FROM THE FUNDS AFTER THE DELIVERY OF OUR FUNDS TO
HIM BY THE DIPLOMAT BEFORE OUR CONSIGNMENT FINALLY LEFT THE GHANA
KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VIA NEW YORK ABOUT 7 DAYS AGO, NO SOONER
OUR DIPLOMAT ARRIVES AMERICA WITH OUR BOXES THAN THIS MAN STARTS
CALLING US SAYING WE ARE TO SHARE THE FUNDS 50% 50% WHICH WE DO NOT
AGREED UPON.
WE HAD TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR
REFUGEE HERE IN GHANA TO MAKE A REPORT ON THE ISSUE, AFTER THAT WE
WENT TO GOOGLE WERE WE WAS FOUND YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION TO CONTACT
YOU SO WE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON THIS MEDIUM TO ASSIST US RECEIVING
OUR FUNDS AND WE SHALL MAP OUT TO YOU 30% FROM THE CONTENT OF THE
BOXES FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US RECEIVING THIS BOXES AT
YOUR DOOR STEP AS OUR NEW FOREIGN PARTNER AND ALSO ANOTHER 5% WILL BE
GIVING TO YOU FOR ANY EXPENDITURE THAT YOU MAY ENCORE DURING THE
PROCESS OF THIS DELIVERY TO YOU AT YOUR DOOR STEP.
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO OUR PROPOSAL BY PROVIDING TO US THIS
BASIC INFORMATION BELLOW.
1) FULL NAME.
2 ) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
3) MOBILE / FAX.
4) INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH PICTURE IR ANY ID .
WE ARE WAITING VERY ANXIOUSLY FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONDS AND I WILL
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HELP TOWARDS RETRIEVING OUR CONSIGNMENT BOXES
FROM OUR DIPLOMAT.
REGARDS.
PRINCE ROBERT KABILA.
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