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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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- mrsjacqueline.maryphilip@inbox.ru (Inbox; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- mary philip contact email address: ( mrsjacqueline.maryphilip@inbox.ru ) or ( mrsjacqueline.maryphilip@mail.ru ) thank you so much (Inbox; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Barrister Brown George <"BARR."@opal.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Barrister Brown George <barristerbrowngeorge@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:00:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: BANK OF AMERICA ONLINE TRANSFER
Attention to the honorable beneficiary
This is to inform you that due to a lot of scam in the Africa bank, delivery cash or atm card is impossible for some security reasons and we the united nation compensation units decided to move your compensation inheritance funds to bank of America so that they can transfer the money into your bank account successfully without any more delay and according to our random selection done by the help of usa investors and worldwide transfer agencies including western union and money gram department of transfer officers ,your email was fund among those that lost their hard earn money in Africa .
After going through the investigation we find out that you were among those that needed to be compensated by the united nation compensation units, so we are here to inform you that we the united nation compensation unit we be compensating you the sum of $5.7million usd (five million seven hundred united state dollars) which we have already move to the trusted bank of America on your behalf to ensure that the money hit into your bank account.
Finally we the united nation compensation unit want you to contact the managing director of bank of America branch that is in charge of your funds transfer with this below details so that she can direct you on how to reach the bank directly and she we be guiding you to ensure good services .
NOTE: THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THIS CODE OF TRANSFER UPON CONTACTING HER .
CODE OF TRANSFERRING BY BANK OF AMERICA
Payment Bill no: cbn/4071/drc/1806/ctfc-313/00.cbn/gov.
File no: fgn/87653
Allocation no: 10x453aa/765
Payment Code: 400326AX
Sequence no: ppp/3997/89
Amount:$5,700,000.00
Contact person: Mrs. Jacqueline Mary Philip
Contact email address: ( mrsjacqueline.maryphilip@inbox.ru ) or ( mrsjacqueline.maryphilip@mail.ru )
Thank you so much for your understanding and obeying the instruction upon contacting her .
Regard
Barrister.Brown George
Phone Number +229 99078786
Coordinator General United Nation Compensation Units
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