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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:
- 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.JAMES ADAM" <"www."@marble.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR.JAMES ADAM" <james.adam77@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 09:49:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: WELCOME Attention please,
WELCOME
Attention please,
I have paid the fee for your cheque draft and i took it to the FINANCIAL BANK PLC to confirm it then the Manager of the Bank MR BENARD UGO told me that before the check can get to you it will expire on the way and if it expired it will become useless so He advice me to convert $4.5m (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) into cash and pack it into the strong iron box and deposit it in FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to deliver it in cash to you. and i did it as he advice me because he is a banker he knows the durability of any oreign check or draft.
I deposited the said package in the FedEx Express Delivery Company as an cotton materials for security reasons. This is the registration Number of your Package Fed/122p/mtm/2007Zip Code;0113388 so do not let the company to know the real contents of the package so that they can deliver it for you safely.
I want you to contact the company immediately with the following in formations though i give them your information but you need to reconfirm it for them. Below is the required information you need to give them now,
1.YOUR FULL NAME :
2.HOME ADDRESS :
3.YOUR COUNTRY
4.YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT :
5.YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER :
6.COPY OF YOUR PHOTO
7.YOUR AGE AND MARITAL STATUS :
8.YOUR OCCUPATION :
All these things is needed from you now to submit to the company for urgent delivery of your package contains $4.5M Please contact the delivery company immediately and reconfirm your info to them to enable their agent locate you when he arrived in your country.This is the company contact info.
Tel:+229 64386159.
Dr.Larry Anderson Director General
FEDEX Express Delivery Company Benin Republic.
Please contact the company immediately you receive this email so that your package will leave tonight to be deliver to you. Get back to me as soon as you receive your package from the company.
God Bless you.
Mr.ROBINSON SMITH.
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