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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:
- "@diplomats.com" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- markfisher1@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Christopher Wray <"WWW."@wish.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Christopher Wray <markfisher1@diplomats.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 09:24:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI
OFFICIAL LETTER FROM FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FBI.WASHINGTON DC.
ROBERT LEO III.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET
FROM:Christopher Wray III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON DC. FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET.
The federal bureau of investigation (FBI).Through our intelligence monitoring
network has discovered that the transaction the bank contacted you for
previously was legal.Recently the fund has been legally approved to be paid
via Central Bank of BENIN. So we the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Washington DC, in conjunction with the United Nations (UN) financial
department have investigated through our monitoring network noting that your
transaction with the Central Bank of BENIN is legal
.
You have the legitimate right to complete your transaction and claim your funds
$4.6(FOUR MILLION SIX Hundred Thousands United States dollars) Because of so much scam going on in Nigeria.
We the Federal Bureau of Investigation decided to contact the UPS Courier Service Company in BENIN
for them to give us their procedures on how to send this money to you without
any further complain or delay. We just got an information from the Central
Bank of BENIN that they have loaded your $4.8 in an ATM CARD and was
submitted to the courier service company for immediate delivery to your
doorstep
.
We are here to protect you from any problem till you receive your package, You
can as well get in touch with the courier delivery company assigned to deliver
Your Atm cash card to your doorstep.
Below is the delivery company contact information:
Company Name: World Wide Delivery Company
Directors Name:mark fisher
Email: markfisher1@diplomats.com
Telephone Number: +22962920772
Looking forward to hear from you as soon as you receive this message.
Best Regards,Agent Henry Shaw.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW Washington, D.C.
20535-0001, USA
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