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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- fedrickcole4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: caroljon105@aol.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 00:25:28 -0400
Subject: Usted es un Ganador afortunado de $ 2,000,000.00 de AOL Lottery
Award 2017 ....

AtenciÃ³n: Ganador,

Nos complace informarle que su direcciÃ³n electrÃ³nica de correo electrÃ³nico ha ganado la suma de dos millones de dÃ³lares de los Estados Unidos ($ 2,000,000.00 USD) de America Online Lottery Award Â© 2017.

TambiÃ©n estamos aprovechando esta oportunidad para agradecerle el uso diario de Internet. Sin embargo, no se vendieron boletos, pero todas las direcciones de correo electrÃ³nico fueron asignadas a diferentes nÃºmeros de boletos para representaciÃ³n y privacidad para esta loterÃa de fin de aÃ±o.

Secuela de la Ãºltima reuniÃ³n de la junta de directores de loterÃa de AOL, todos los ganadores serÃ¡n pagados de acuerdo con el Modo de Pago que prefiera. Para lograr este objetivo, debe enviar la siguiente informaciÃ³n a continuaciÃ³n al Agente de Reclamaciones de la LoterÃa de la AOL, Sr. Fedrick Cole, por correo electrÃ³nico para obtener las pautas.

Usted estÃ¡ obligado a reenviar a su agente con los siguientes detalles:

Nombre Completo del Beneficiario: .................
DirecciÃ³n del Beneficiario: ...................
PaÃs del Beneficiario .......................
OcupaciÃ³n del Beneficiario ..........................
TelÃ©fono del Beneficiario: ........................
Unesdoc.unesco.org unesdoc.unesco.org
Edad del Beneficiario: .............................
Sexo del Beneficiario: ..................
Su NÃºmero de VerificaciÃ³n Ganador: AOL009US / AWP-LAX1182 / 017

Agente de reclamaciones de AOL / emailto: fedrickcole4@gmail.com

Nota: Mantenga su informaciÃ³n ganadora muy confidencial hasta que haya recibido su premio.

# 770 Broadway Nueva York,
NY 10003 USA,

Firmado.
CEO: Tim Armstrong.

Este mensaje le es presentado por la American Online Foundation Â© 2017 Copyright.

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