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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:
- "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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a 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: "MR DOUGLAS GEORGE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info555@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:30:30 -0800
Subject: TD Bank Message
This is Td bank means united state, TF means trust federal bank, all funds which comes into this bank are all verified due to the amount in nature. The fbi in Washington dc verified this fund two months ago because of how the diplomatic agent tried to reach you during the delivery process.
We put this under investigation for a very long time because the fund comes from African Benin republic due to their numerous fraud activities.
This is to notify you that a diplomat agent with your consignment box worth sum of $ 2.5 deposited your fund here in our bank due to his inability to reach during the delivery process.Call Me and Sms Tel No: SMS from (734) 720-9683
And your consignment box fund deposited here in our bank alongside your details to be transfer to you via online bank by TD Bank Washington DC USA.
So you are required to reconfirm your personal details include your private phone number to verify with the one we have in our central system data.
However you have two option to choose on how you need to receive this fund.
By Atm Card
By Online Transfer
Also if you are not interested in receiving your fund kindly get back to us, so that we can make the transfer into the government treasurer account as per government instruction.
Best regard
from TD bank
yours,
MR DOUGLAS GEORGE
Thanks
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