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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.
- frankmorgan2516@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: frank25166@yahoo.com
Reply-To: opendoorssecurities@webmail.co.za
Date: 10 Mar 2017 20:19:41 +0100
Subject: YOUR DIPLOMATIC PACKAGE
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This is an official notification of the availability of a package
deposited in your name
We are Diplomats that use our immunity and status to safe keep
special and valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable
clients that are honest
and trustworthy.
We work in collaboration with top firms and Governments of
various countries as we have earned a name as a service whose
hallmarks in reliability and
confidentiality are revered.
International missions, Fellow Diplomats and Embassies of the
world have used our services to satisfaction.
A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the
Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed
with the said
benefactor when the packages were being deposited made you the
beneficiary of a package containing some amount of money and
stated clearly that you should
only be contacted when the time signed for it to be in our care
elapses and the time has already elapsed that is why you are
being contacted.
The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with
the benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the
benefactor's identity 18 months
after the beneficiary has received the funds.
We confirm that these funds are fully free of any liens, or
encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are
available in the form of
CASH.
You are hereby advised to send your Full Contact Information as
well as the name of the closest airport to your city in the
format stated below so that
the funds would be brought to your Country of residence by 3
Diplomats who would accompany you to your bank (if you want them
to) to deposit the funds in
your name and submit all documentations that has to do with the
origin of the funds in other to exonerate you from any form of
investigations or
interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds are
clean and has no links whatsover with either drugs or terrorism.
The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or error
is made and it should be forwarded in the manner stated below:
Your Full Name: ______________________________
Your cell number:________________________________
Your Complete Address: ________________________________
Name of City of Residence: ____________________
Name of Closest Airport to your city of
Residence:_________________________________
Complete the above and send back to me as soon as possible.
Congratulations in advance.
Thank you and I sincerely Remain,
Frank Morgan
Email: frankmorgan2516@gmail.com
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