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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:
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- 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.
- dhlcourierservice555@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "DHL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhlcourierservice555@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:48:37 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT VISA CARD
TO You Package Owner,
Please contact DHL COMPANY MANAGER for your payment (VISA CARD)
contact Email (dhlcourierservice555@gmail.com)
Dear Beneficiary:
You are among the individuals listed to receive a total of
USD450,000.00 as a “Loss Funds Reimbursement”. These payments are
issued to individuals and entities that lost funds through their
engagements in previous business or Fraudulent Activities in Ecowas
Community/West African States.
For more information visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Development_Bank Africa
Development Bank (ADB) in a meeting with the World Bank Group (WBG)
and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
agreed to issue out these payments to help return a total of US$150
billion loss into the Global Market to promote the global economy...
World Bank Group (WBG) that provided around $30 billion in loans and
assistance to "developing" in 2012; through(IBRD) which the World Bank
Treasury is the division of the IBRD that manages the Bank's debt
portfolio of over $100 billion, have provided a total of $50 billion
to be issued out through African Development Bank (ADB) on a stated
mission to reduce poverty and promote the global economy which was as
a result of lost funds by individuals and entities to West African
States in Fraudulent activities or other areas of business failures.
For your payment immediate claim, contact DHL delivery company Office
below with your information to receive your “Payment Visa Card”.
Below is the needed information to avoid delivery error
YOUR FULL NAME...
YOUR COUNTRY/HOME ADDRESS...
YOUR OCCUPATION...
YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER...
YOUR AGE/SEX...
YOUR INTERNATIONAL ID CARD/ VALID ID...
For oral discussion, you can reach us on email or call this office
telephone line given to you above as soon as you receive this
important message for further directions and also update us on any
development from the above mentioned office.
I wait for your urgent response.
Best Regard,
DHL Delivery Services
Contact Person: Mr.David talon
DHL Office Benin Republique
Email:(dhlcourierservice555@gmail.com)
Tel:+22961649019
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