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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.
- The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- gregoryhood1104@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. GREGORY HOOD" <john9frank33@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gregoryhood1104@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 03:37:22 -0700
Subject: Your ATM Gold Visa Card is Ready Now
We are contacting you due to your failure and inability to claim Your
activated ATM Gold Visa Card of $16.2 million USD. Following the
mandate given to me by this bank, your ATM Gold Visa Card of $16.2
million USD has been approved and was deposited to the United Nation
Diplomatic Delivery Agent this morning for urgent delivery to your
doorstep, and we agreed that the delivery of Your $16.2 Million USD
ATM Package will take off tomorrow morning .
So contact with your full info where your ATM Gold Visa card will be
delivered to such as:-
(1) Full name---------
(2) Mobile Number:--------------
(3) Direct telephone number------
(4) Country of origin:--------
(5) Your Current delivery address:----
(6) Occupation/ age/ sex-----
(7) City -------------------
Kindly get back to us today with your full address where your ATM Gold
Visa card will be delivered to, because i will not be in the office
next week and The amount in your Card is US$16.2 Million and your Pin
code will be release to you when you get your card for security
reasons.
Please respond back to me on my direct email address:
(gregoryhood1104@gmail.com)
Regards,
Thanks for adhering to this instruction.
Mr.GREGORY HOOD
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