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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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 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.
- computerunits@mail2uae.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Commercial Bank of Dubai <anthony.segio@gmail.com>
Reply-To: computerunits@mail2uae.com
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:00:07 +0100
Subject: No Upfront fee in our Bank. ( Our Reminder) COMMERCIAL BANK OF DUBAI (CBD)
Attention Pls.
It was resolved and agreed that your Inheritance/Contract Fund $5.7M
would be released to you on a special method of payment which tag Name
Reads "SWIFT CREDIT CARD as assigned to your name and this email
owner.
Our bank has taking over to pay all payment transaction originated
from any part of the world, being Contract payment, Inherited Funds,
Lottery Winning & Compensation via SWIFT CREDIT CARD due to excessive
demand of upfront payment by corrupt Africans as reported.
Our Bank was mandated to pay your fund without any hesitation but
through any of your prefer payment method below without any upfront to
our Bank because all the charges including our service charges will be
deduction with the IMF Deduction Authorization Bond, will be issue to
you free of charges from the IMF OFFICE to empower us deduct all our
charges on your behalf before transfer the net balance to you.
The World Bank and IMF introduced this payment arrangement as to
enable the beneficiary to receive their fund alongside with the three
original hard copies legal back up papers through accredited courier
Services Company without any interference.
So you are advice to confirm tyour readiness to receive your fund to
enable the bank carry out this transaction in full.
(1) YOUR FULL NAME (2) YOUR CURRENT RECEIVING ADDRESS. (3) YOUR DIRECT
CELL/TELEPHONE NUMBER (4) YOU’RE AGE (5) OCCUPATION (6) ID
CARD/DRIVERS LICENSE.INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
Contact us at E-Mail: computerunits@mail2uae.com
Thanks for Your Cooperation.
Mr.Ahmed M. Abdulla
Director and Chairman of The Audit and Compliance Committee
COMMERCIAL BANK OF DUBAI (CBD)
Commercial Bank of Dubai P.S.C. Building
Al Ittihad Street,Deira Area 2668 -UAE
Tel: +971 4-211-1120
Fax: +971 4-212-1000
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