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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.
- 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.
- worldbankgroup126@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mark William <"www."@coast.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mark William <worldbankgroup126@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 06:22:45 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GRANT PAYMENT CENTER(GPC) GLOBAL BANK HEADQUARTER
GRANT PAYMENT CENTER(GPC)
GLOBAL BANK HEADQUARTER
We have been notice that you have not been paid for
long
over due grant
payment by the UN.
This is due to so corrupt hoodlums and some corrupts
government officials
who try to divert your money into their private
pocket. We
have arrange
your payment through internal ATM CARD.
this is some of
the instruction passed by the united nation in
respect to
all over delayed
payment center department will send you your
check
SUM OF ($80M)
kindly funish us
with the bellow
information
current residential address
direct phone number.
Arrangement has been made to procced the delivery
through
our liable
courier agent.(worldbankgroup126@gmail.com)
Best read Mark William
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