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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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "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)
- "million 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)
- "courier company" (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.
Fraud email example:
From: Rev.Fr.Ben Judah <sws123don@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <earlyblessing22@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:58:46 +0100
Subject: DEAR LUCKY BENEFICIARY
Hello Dear,
This is to officially inform you that all your funds in Africa,all the true transactions that you are holding or you are supposed to be holding in western African is now in this Catholic Church Security Company.The Funds totaling 16.5 Million US dollars was packed and padlocked in a Consignment trunk box and is been brought to us by the United Nations Agency and the World Bank Assistance Programme Agency in collaboration with the USA Government Agency.They said that this sum was retrieved from fake banks and courier company's officials whom they mandated to transfer and deliver it to you but they turned and planned to divert it so they noticed and then they retireved the fund back .
Now we are the only department or firm in the rightful possition to deliver this fund to you without any delay.They mandated us to deliver it to you as it is (Cash) without any kind of deduction and they gave us some money for the expenses to deliver it to your address .We are happy to inform you that all arrangement to deliver your long over due payment sum of 16.5 Million us Dollars has been concluded and now we need only below information to proceed with the delivery::
Your Full Names:::::::::???
Your Current Home Address:::::::???
Your Country::::::
Your Cell Phone Number::::::???
Your Copy of Identification::::???
Soon as this is received you will receive your long over due payment within 48 hours.
Thank you and God bless.
Rev.Fr.Ben Judah
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