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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- 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.
- barrister.gilbert.j.esq.org@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Barrister.Paul Edward" <infonicolis@alice.it>
Reply-To: barrister.gilbert.j.esq.org@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:42:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM THE UNITED NATION AUTHORITY,RESPOND VERY URGENT!
Attention To This Urgent Message!
We are hereby to notify to you that after our last meeting hold on 30th of
October/2015 in West Africa, We the United Nations Authorities Office here have
agreed to Compensate all the Scam Victim effectively from the West African with
the sum of $1.5 Million,USD each. And your Email was among on the 20 Lucky
peoples to receive this offer. However., the fund have been arrange through
MasterCard ATM which is the latest instruction from Mr.Ban Ki Moon UN Secretary
General.
Therefore, you are thereby advise to kindly contact the rightful person in
charge of delivery your Package ATM CARD to you on this bellow info:
Contact Person: Barrister.Gilbert Jean
Email:(barrister.gilbert.j.esq.org@gmail.com)
Telephone# 00229 6806 9396
Kindly reconfirm to him with this bellow info
1 Full Name:
2 Country:
4 Telephone:
3 Delivery Address:
5 Your Age:
6 Your Occupation:
7 Your Valid ID:
Regards:
Barrister.Paul Edward UN Correspondent in Cotonou Republic Du Benin.
Jim Yong Kim World Bank president
Mr.Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General
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