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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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 of america" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- makwal333@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Makony Walker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <makwal333@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 11:01:25 -0500
Subject: THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR FUNDS
Dear friend
THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR FUNDS
My name is Jennifer Cruiz; i am a USA citizen i reside in america my residential address is as follows,
No 9230 mcnenry ave so gate ca zip 90280 USA; i was looking for the way to get my conpesation funds amounting $25.9 million dolllars
I have paid almost $58.000.00 dollars to diffrent agent that claim there know about my funds.but i never received anything from them
Cause there have nothing to offer and they know nothing about my said funds. so i decided to travel to WASHINGTON DC with all my con
pesation document.so i went to see the (FBI)Director . i showed him all my document and he was asking me why havent i get my compesation
funds before now.i told him i have been contacted by some agent before and they have collected $58.000.00 from me i never received any
mY FUNDS from them.he told me i will never received cause they know nothing about my funds.so he directed and ask me to contact Agent
Makony Walker who is a representative of the (FBI)and a member of the COMPESATION AWARD COMMITTEE currently in Africa , i contacted him
And he explained everything to me. he said those contacting us through Emails are fake. he took me to the paying Bank for the claim of my
Compesation payment.as i speak to you now am the happiest woman on earth cause have gotten my compesation payment of $25.9 million dollars
After all the inadequqte dealings with the wrong people who claim they know about my funds not knowing they know nothing concerning it
moerover Agent makony Walker.showed me the details and information of those that have not received their compesation and i saw your name and
And your email as one of the scam victims.thats why i decided to email you to stop contacting those people they know nothing about your funds
and they are not with your funds they will keep on tellin you different stories to collect your money just as they have done to me i will advise
you contact Agent Makony Walker to help you get your funds without any any stress
Contact him directly with the below information
COMPESATION AWARD HOUSE
Name ;Agent Makony Walker
Email;makwal333@gmail.com
You are hereby advise to contact Agent Makony Walker with the below informations immediately
1.Your name in full
2.Your occupation
3.Yor residential address
4.Your date and place of birth
5.Your telephone number
6.Your id
7.Your neares airport
You realy need to stop dealings with those impostors that tell you your funds is with them;your funds is not in any with them they are only making
Money out of you they will dry you up untill you have nothing left with you.
Take note of this the only money i paid to Agent Makony Walker was just $20.000.00 for the paper work and all necessary document stamp for the transfer
of my funds to my account take note of that.
Once again stop contacting those people i will advise you contact Agent Makony Walker to help you deliver your funds instead of daeling with with those
liars and impostors asking you to send different kind of money to complete your transactions.
Thanks and be blessed
Ms Jenniffer Cruiz
N0 9230 mcnenry ave so ca gate zip 90280
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
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