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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.
- 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.
- facebook.bonuslove@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: FACEBOOK BONUS <aglai@biologia.ufrj.br>
Reply-To: facebook.bonuslove@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:47:13 +0100
Subject: FACEBOOK BONUS
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FACEBOOK BONUS.
Facebook United States Party @ Winning Program that was held Today Been
16
August 2017 where your email address included a Victory Ticket number 2
- 4
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16 - 37 - 89 - 40 -85 with serial number 2268/02 won the second special
prize
category lottery Facebook United States family. To claim this winning
prize
you are required to contact by e mail Claim Division for processing and
cash
gift payment to you.
Throughout the Special Family Facebook program held at Headquarter in
Menlo
Park, California, United States a total of USD$270,000.00 (Two Hundred
and
Seventy Thousand United States Dollar) was awarded to you by Facebook
United
States to you and your family in conjunction with this 2017.
The program is also jointly funded by Toyota Motor United States and
LinkedIn
Member Directory as a special package of Facebook 2017 and you need to
understand that this e-mail is 100% valid and is recognized because the
program is normally held once in a year.
Please contact our agent to claim this gift:
Mr Danny Smith
Director of Claim Division
E-mail: facebook.bonuslove@gmail.com
For processing purposes please contact our agent with the following
information:
1). Full name
2). Age
3). Jobs
4). Phone
5). State / City
It should be noted that Facebook United States 2017 year prize is
specially
given to you and your family and you must make this claim before 31st
July
2017. Thank you.
Thanks,
Thomson
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