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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:
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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.
- allegacyfcu@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Allegacy Federal<info@senders.com>
Reply-To: allegacyfcu@citromail.hu
Date: 15 Aug 2017 05:27:56 -0400
Subject: Allegacy bank
Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Bank Address: 700 Highland Oaks Drive Winston-Salem, North
Carolina 27103
Open today :8:00am – 10:00pm
E-mail:allegacyfcu@citromail.hu
OFFICE TEL:+1 (336) 739-2896 for Call and Text
August 14 2017
Beneficiary,
The bank received your mail sent to our payment center concerning
the payment order of $4,500,000.00 received in your name on your
behalf to be paid to you
by our bank.We are an integrated financial clearing / offshore
payment scheme. Our duty includes repurchasing and liquidation of
bank drafts / checks and
escrow bank account management and resolving of long time funds
claim problem within the United States and outside the Country at
low cost.
We have been given order to remit the sum of US$4,500,000.00
(Four Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars only) to your bank
account without any delay.
fill out in capital letters the attached Wire Transfer Processing
Form below .
Full Names:
Address:
Country:…City...
Telephone No
Your Occupation:..
Driver licence .
Bank details needed
Bank Name: A/C NO: Account Name:
Routing Code:
Account Balance:
Bank Address:
Bank Tel: Fax:
Your Valid Id :
Marital Status:Religion:
Respectfully in Services,
Mr. Brown
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