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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.
- 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.
- ebubechukwu926@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Sir Ebube Chukwu <info@johnsonstone.cf>
Reply-To: ebubechukwu926@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:11:04 +0300
Subject: Attention Beneficiary
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UNITED NATIONS
UN SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FACT FINDING MISSION
ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION S-9/1
Our Ref: UN/BKL/STB
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND $8.3 million ONLY VIA ATM VISA CARD
Attention: Sir/Madam,
We wish to inform you that your payment of US$8.3 Million from the
Africa has been released and ready to be paid to you via ATM VISA
CARD which you will use to withdraw the US$8.3 Million from any ATM
Machine in any part of the world.
We have been mandated to issue a ATM VISA CARD and PIN# which you
will use to withdraw the fund from any ATM machine in any part of the
world but the maximum amount you can withdraw per day is US$30,000.00.
You are strongly advice immediately to send me your information such
as:
1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Contact Address.
3) Your Home Phone, Mobile number
4) Your telephone number
5) Your Occupation
6) Age/ with the Nearest Air-port
ATM CARD NUMBER:3478763199030014 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED IN YOUR FAVOR YOUR
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER is 2482.
The ATM VISA CARD approval in your name has been sent to
Diplomat Ebube Chukwu and he is waiting for your above information to
enable him process and send you the CARD and PIN number without any
delay. So make sure you contact him right now with your information
and tell him that you are Instructed to contact him for immediate
release of your fund via ATM VISA CARD.
CONTACT HIM NOW WITH HIS EMAIL BELOW:
Tell.....(520)424-7465
NAME.....Diplomat Ebube Chukwu
EMAIL......ebubechukwu926@gmail.com
Yours in service
PHILLIP ODOUZA
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