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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:
- "processing fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.
- 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.
- barrbenjohnsonb2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Rose Good luck." <.kyo-gensuikyo.@ceres.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs Rose Good luck." <barrbenjohnsonb2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 20:56:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CARD.
My Dear Customer,
How are you together with your Family Today? Hope all is going normally, Dear our latest news to bring you today that we are finally convert your $2.5millionUSD into an ATM CARD by which you can easily received it through Via Atm Shipping Office Department Cotonou Benin Republic.
Meanwhile your funds $2.5MillionUSD has been convert into the Atm Switch Cards which has been approve by the Government of du Benin and the Switch Card code of the funds are stated below (#6742) which you can use to struck like about $5,500.00 per day to any ATM Bank nearest you in your Country.
Therefore you have to Contact them immediately and the only money you have to send to received your Card from them is the processing fee $128.00 only to received your Card from the Department ok.
Here is their Contact address and you can Contact them with below information ;
Manager: Barr Ben Johnson
Email:barrbenjohnsonb2@gmail.com
Telephone :+22998863424.
Contact them immediately and get back to us earlier once you get in touch with him OK and below is what they need to deliver your Card to your address;
1.YOUR FULL NAME::::::::::::::::::
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS::::::::::::::::
3.YOUR DIRECT CELL NUMBER:::::::::
4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE::::::::::::
5.YOUR COUNTRY:::::::::::::::::
6.AGE AND GENDER ::::::::::::::::
Immediately you contact him you get back and let me know.
Thanks & God Bless
Regards
Mrs Rose Good luck.
YOUR ATM VISA CARD.
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