419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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.
- fund_remittiance@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jochen Karl" <invitations@etacetech.com>
Reply-To: nwmb.post@post.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 09:31:48 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?GL=C3=9CCKW=C3=9CNSCHE!!!_DU_HAST_GEWONNEN_=28=246=2C500=2E000?=
=?utf-8?q?=2E00_USD=29?=

AMERICA ONLINE LOTTERY INC.
HEAD OFFICE: #1:770 BROADWAY,
NEW YORK 10003 BANGALORE,
NY UNITED STATES.

BRANCH OFFICE:
80 HAMMERSMITH RAOD,
LONDON, W14 8UD,
UNITED KINGDOM.

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REF NO.: AOL991327820
STAPLES NO.: 6474869989/603
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LOTTO GEWINNER
BETR.: ENDGULTIGE NOTIFIKATION

GLÜCKWÜNSCH!!!

WIR FREUEN UNS SIE MITZUTEILEN DAS IHRE EMAILADRESSE DIE SUMMEN VON $6,500.000.00 USD (Sechs Millionen Fünfhunderttausend Dollars) AM 10 APRIL, 2017 GEWONNEN HAT.

KONTATKTIEREN SIE National Westminster Bank Plc MIT DIE UNTERGENANNTE EMAILADRESSE.

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National Westminster Bank Plc
Ansprechpartner: Dr.Ross McEwan
National Westminster Bank, CEO
# 135 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3UR
London, United Kingdom.
E-mail: fund_remittiance@post.com
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UM IHREN GEWINNPREIS VON $6,500.000.00 USD (Sechs Millionen Fünfhunderttausend USD) ZU ERHALTEN BIETE WIR SIE DIE UNTERGENANNTE FORMULA AUSZUFULLEN, UND SCHICKEN SIE ES ZURUCK AN DIESE EMAILADRESSE fund_remittiance@post.com

{AMERICA ONLINE LOTTERY INC GEWINNER ZAHLUNGSANTRAG}.
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NAME ______________________
VORNAMEN __________________
GEBURTSDATUM _______________
SEX _________________________
ADRESSE _____________________
NATIONALITAT _________________
BERUF _______________________
TELEFONNUMMER ________________
Faxnummer __________________
BETRAG __________________

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STAPEL NR.:6474869989/603
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NOTIZ
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Sincerely,

Registereintragung:
Amtsgericht Hamburg BDW 9243
Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats:
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h.
Sven IngelmannVorstand:
Steve Case
(Vorsitzender)
Jochen Karl

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