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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.
- claimo7@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "International Lotterie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimo7@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 10:49:31 -0400
Subject: Achtung Gewinner!!!
Anspruch Information!!!
Herzlichen Gluckwunsch an Ihnen, wir teilen Ihnen mit diese email die Ergebnisse der Europaische International Lotterie 2017 Promotion. Wir sind glucklich Ihnen mitzuteilen das Ihre E-Mail Addresse gezogen worden ist und Sie der Gewinner von Zweihundertfünfzigtausend Euro (250.000,00 Euro) sind. ACHTUNG: Um Ihr Gewinn in Anspruch zu nehmen, kontaktieren Sie bitte die Zahlungsabteilung per E-Mail oder per Telefon.
Kontakt Person: Herr Ben Javier
Tel: +34604203691
EMAIL: (claimo7@aim.com)
Beachten Sie bitte das Promotions Datum, die Referenz und Losnummer. Denken Sie bitte daran, bei allen Korrespondenz mit Ihrem Bearbeiter (Herr Ben Javier) diese Nummern anzugeben.
Losnummer: SUTO/980/TWM/EU
Lotterie Ref. Nr:345/003/SP/45
Ticket Nr: WRNM/SMI/5990
Lucky Nr: 1 0-23-44-72-80
Serien Nr: MUOTI/82536
Lotterie Datum:26/04/2017
Ihren Namen:
Telefon Nummer:
Handy Nummer:
Ihr Alter, Geschlecht:
Ihr Beruf:
Herzlichen Gluckwunsch nochmals von allen unseren Mitarbeiter und danke das Sie vertrauen an dieses E-Mail Lotterie Promotion Programm haben
Mit freundlichen Grussen
Frau Ana Mariam
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