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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr WILLIAM GODONOU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diplomate.camara@vp.pl>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 07:43:05 +0100
Subject: Re: Appelez-le maintenant (678) 593-0108,
A L'ATTENTION DE : BENEFICIAIRE,
NOUS SOUHAITONS VOUS INFORMER QUE L'AGENT DIPLOMATIQUE TRANSPORTANT LA
BOITE D'EXPEDITION A EVALUE LA SOMME DE 8.3 MILLIONS DOLLARS A EGARE VOTRE
ADRESSE ET IL EST ACTUELLEMENT BLOQUE A VOTRE AEROPORT INTERNATIONAL
MAINTENANT.
NOUS AVONS EXIGE QUE VOUS RE-CONFIRMIEZ LES RENSEIGNEMENTS SUIVANTS CI-
DESSOUS POUR QU'IL PUISSE VOUS LIVRER VOTRE BOITE DE LIVRAISON AUJOURD'HUI.
NOM :
ADRESSE :
MOBILE TÉLÉPHONE :
NOM DE VOTRE AÉROPORT LE PLUS PROCHE :
COPIE DE VOTRE IDENTIFICATION :
CONTACTEZ S'IL VOUS PLAIT L'AGENT DIPLOMATIQUE AVEC LE COURRIER
ELECTRONIQUE CI-DESSOUS AVEC LES RENSEIGNEMENTS EXIGES.
PERSONNE A CONTACTER: M CAMARA MOUSTAPHA.
E-MAIL: DIPLOMATE.CAMARA@VP.PL
IL ATTEND POUR RECEVOIR DES NOUVELLES DE VOUS AUJOURD'HUI AVEC VOS
INFORMATIONS.
NOTEZ : L'AGENT DIPLOMATIQUE NE SAIT PAS QUE LE CONTENU DE LA BOITE
D'EXPEDITION EST CHARGE DES EUROS DE VALEUR 8.3 MILLIONS ET SUR
AUCUNE CIRCONSTANCE VOUS NE DEVREZ LUI PERMETTRE DE SAVOIR LE CONTENU.
LES LIVRAISONS ONT ETE DEPLACEES D'ICI COMME LES TRESORS DE FAMILLE,
LUI PERMETTRE SI JAMAIS D'OUVRIR LA BOITE.
MERCI.
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