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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- firstbnkatmcarddeptt@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Paul Benson" <210.56.16.10@lhr.comsats.net.pk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: firstbnkatmcarddeptt@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2016 10:58:04 -0000
Subject: FIRST BANK PLC
Hello Good day,
I quite comprehend the content of your email your ATM CARD that was
collected by me from the First Bank and everything about the delivery of
your ATM CARD worth of $6million is ready to be deliver to your home
address since,so as soon as your ATM CARD leave to your country the Bank
will mail you your AM CARD PIN immediately because it have to be known
only by you and it's free so please if you are willing to receive Your ATM
CARD worth $6 Million from me now I want you to reconfirm the following
information's below to me and the bank to enable me Register it to the
delivery company to avoid them sending your Funded ATM CARD to wrong
person and as you told me now that you can't come down here to collect
your Card by yourself so i will send you the courier delivery companies
list for you to select the one you will prefer me to use in sending your
Card immediately to your home so should i send you the list as soon as i
receive your information's listed below?
Meanwhile,I want you to write the Bank manager with their email address
below and ask them for the pin number of your ATM CARD first before i will
and get back to me as soon as you collect your ATM CARD worth of $6
million PIN NUMBER so that i can give you the list of the courier delivery
companies list for you to select the one you will prefer me to use in
sending your Card immediately okay so here is the Bank address to contact
they now.
BANK NAME: FIRST BANK PLC
BANK MANAGER: MR.BISI ONASNYA
REMITTANCE MANAGER OF FIRST BANK
BANK EMAIL: firstbnkatmcarddeptt@hotmail.com
1. Your full name
2. Your direct phone
3. Your home address
4. Your cell phone
5. Your current occupation
6. Attach copy of your Picture
I look forward to hear from you.
Thanks,
Attorney Paul Benson
Tell:+234-806-8578-431
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