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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:
- "consignment " (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.
- tmtexpress867@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Carmen Victoria Garci" <test@ssr.or.jp>
Reply-To: tmtexpress867@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2017 06:12:02 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION:THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL,
ATTENTION;THE OWNER OF THIS EMAIL,
This is to inform you that your lottery winning funds of $6.5musd has
being packaged in metal Iron box and registered it at the TNT Express
Delivery Company as your family materials for security reasons ,This
is the Registration Number of your package;(KG/97/2017) So contact the
Company now with your personal mailing address and your current phone
number and ask them to deliver your consignment box to you.
This is the TNT Express delivery Company's
email;(tmtexpress867@gmail.com )God bless you while i wait to hear
from you as soon as you received your package.
Best Regards.
Carmen Victoria Garci
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