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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("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: "Federal Fund Monitors,(FFM)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <customer091200@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:56:54 -0700
Subject: FINAL RELEASE OF YOUR FUND VIA ATM APPROVED. Code1177
Federal Fund Monitors,(FFM)
Nigeria West Africa Regional office.
ATM/PAYMENT CENTER
Email:
DIRECT PHONE # +234)80710-09629
FINAL RELEASE OF YOUR FUND VIA ATM APPROVED.
Dear Beneficiary
I wish to inform you that this morning 17/09/2016. your long delayed USD$10.5Million payment was granted and approved to be paid to you via
ATM CARD OR Online Opening Account my good office to ensure credibility and honesty the government have assigned my office federal fund
monitors to pay you. So we need you to reconfirm your information as below...
Note that i am a Rev father a Catholic i am a man of integrity and a man of God i will not betray you in this payment delivery to you but please you have to follow the process which is the only legal option. I want you to note that your only obligation is to provide the administrative charge $390 only for the transmission of the ATM shipment to your address which has been booked for Friday 19-09-2016.
Your are instructed to send the fees to our agent name to make it easy and fast to ship the package .
we have decide you send the fees to our agent in the state here is the information now to pay the fees once you follow instruction by sending it to this name below .VIA WESTERN-UNION …..
Receivers name: TIMOTHY EMERY
ADDRESS: CITY SPOKANE
STATE WASHINGTON USA
AMOUNT $390 USD
Once the fees is available the transaction will be completed and you will have control over your funds into your by shipment
with assurance you have to do something concerning this fees by sending it today don’t fail sir we have giving you the time and
privilege to claim your funds so you are advice to reply towards this message with positive result.
Finally, you are advice to get back to me on the mode of delivery of the parcel to you either by two option:
(1) Diplomatic delivery
( 2) By Ordinary delivery.
God bless you.
Sincerely,
Rev(Dr)Patrick Wilson.
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