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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: "Harold Diamond." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infobarrd_lucas@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:14:34 +0200
Subject: ***SPAM*** Dear beneficiary,
Dear beneficiary,
My name is Harold Diamond, I won three hundred and
twentysix million United State dollars. My wife and I have commenced our 2015
Donation and Grant as we have
voluntarily decided to donate the sum of one
million United State dollars to you and five(5) other families each as part of
our own charity project to improve the lot
of 5 unknown lucky individuals
all over the world plus family and give back to the local communities.
You
can verify this by visiting the web pages
below.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/01/13/retired-principal-wins-326-million-jackpot-in-new-york/21682481/
Your
email address was luckily selected and submitted to my wife and I by the United
Nations Charity Foundation and you received this email because we accepted you
as
a lucky beneficiary.
Kindly contact Barrister ALDO Lucas (Zenit
Chambers) with Code: NYMJ6814 and also fill the below information and return via
email so that he can process your funds
for disbursement.
1) Your Full
Names:
2)Resident Address:
3)Telephone Number:
Good luck,
Harold
Diamond.
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