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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 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.
- mrpaulfrank01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Loretta Sanchez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrpaulfrank01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2016 06:58:13 -0800
Subject: ATM avaliado em $ 50Milhões de USD
atenção:
Queremos informá-lo oficialmente que um cartão Visa ATM avaliado em $ 50
Milhões de USD única tem-se acreditado em seu nome pela ATM Benin
Organização Card, República do Benin. O Cartão ATM tem uma diária
limite de retirada de US $ 20.000,00 USD por cartão Dia de qualquer máquina ATM
no seu país. É aconselhável entrar em contato com o Sr. Paul Frank através do ESTA
e-mail para o processamento de reclamação:
Mr. Paul Frank
Presidente de herdeiros Holdings, o Banco UBA
Email: mrpaulfrank01@gmail.com
de texto ou chamada +229 98088765
Nota: Também arranjo pode ser feito na transferência da Atribuída
fundo (US $ 50 milhões USD) para a sua conta bancária ou pessoal entrega do seu
ATM Card para o seu endereço de contato. Favor fornecer as seguintes
detalhes de processamento para Mr. Paul Frank:
(1) seu nome completo =============
(2) número de telefone celular ======
(3) atual endereço residencial ========
(4) Número de fax ================
(5) O país ====================
(6) A cidade ======================
(7) Mais perto de Aeroporto ==============
(8) Próximo do nome Kin ===========
(9) Em seguida ========== Endereço Email
(10) próximo celular =======
(11) A renda anual ==============
Modo de pagamento:
1) Entrega de ATM Visa Card por correio: Sim / Não
2) banco para transferência bancária: Sim / Não
Mais uma vez parabéns.
Atenciosamente,
Mrs.Loretta Sanchez
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