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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "compensationunit1@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Tracey Olivier <lancor6@violin.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Tracey Olivier <compensationunit1@foxmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 21:39:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From International Monetary Fund
This is to officially inform you that an ATM Card, worth £900,000.00 (Nine Hundred British Pounds Sterling) will be issued to you as a Compensation payment as shortlisted in 2014/2015 Scam victims whose email address was recovered during the Fraud Gathering and Investigation Units internet probing and investigation processes of apprehended scammers.
Your email address was found among the list so we are in no doubt believe that those syndicates must have scammed you money through their dubious criminal ways.
It was on these very recommendation that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in conjunction with the United State Government after series of meeting held came up with a sanction to all West African countries to surrender all recovered fund/proceed from the sale of assets of convicted scammer under the Asset Forfeiture and Proceeds of Crime Act for the compensation of Scam Victims to restore the Global Economy to the enviable standard of respectability.
Please note that upon receipt of your response your ATM Card will be processed and sent to you with which you canwithdraw your Fund in any ATM machine in any part of the world. You are kindly requested to contact the Compensation Payment
on this email address: compensationunit1@foxmail.com
with the below listed information
1. Full Name:
2. Phone Number:
3. Mailing Address:
4. Age and Sex:
5. Occupation:
6.Country:
Your immediate response to these directive is requested as our office is mandated to clear all settlements before the year ends.
Sincerely,
Mrs Tracey Olivier.
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