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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- diplomatgarteverts@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- told too. name=gary everts,contact address=diplomatgarteverts@yahoo.com and contact number# 2819298671.also you can reach me (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "DR.GEORGE MOORE" <contaoff@tim.it>
Reply-To: dr_georgemoore@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 17:50:18 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HE JUST ARRIVE IN USA WITH YOUR CONSIGNMENT TRUNK BOX (281)9298671
DR.GEORGE MOORE
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE
ATTN:HONORABLE RECEIVER
This is to clearly inform you that the courier service man by name MR.GARY
EVERTS i sent to deliver your cash inheritance funds over $10m loaded in a
trunk box has successfully arrived your country and he is at the George Bush
Intercontinental Airport is an international airport in Houston, Texas he needs
your attention to direct him to the nearest airport to your door step.
He is not aware of the content of the box because the first time this
commission tried sending the box to you, the first diplomat made away with the
box due to the fact that he knew the content but was later apprehended in
Brazil.
So i need you to contact him at once to enable him leave the airport as fast as
he can to avoid the box been tampered knowing that the papers covering the box
is said to be carrying hospital equipment as he was equally told too. Name=GARY
EVERTS,Contact address=diplomatgarteverts@yahoo.com and contact number#
2819298671.Also you can reach me through this email for further clarifications.
(dr_georgemoore@yahoo.com)
GOOD LUCK
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE
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