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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:
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mrjaneliasson55@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "mrjaneliasson55@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: Dr Anthony Breton <alex1115162@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Dr Anthony Breton <mrjaneliasson55@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:32:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Customer The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation
from USA..
Dear Customer The International Monetary Fund Annual Compensation from USA..
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating some scam victims
and your email address was found in the scam victims list. This Money
Gram®office has been mandated by the IMF to transfer your compensation to
you via Money
Gram®Money Transfer.
However, we have concluded to affect your own payment through Money
Gram®Money Transfer, $5000.00 pay day until the total sum of $7.5Million
United States is completely transferred to you the receiver. We cannot be
able to send the payment with your email(mrjaneliasson55@outlook.com)
address alone, we are hereby needed your information to where we will be
sending the funds.
Here is the information to pick up your first payment of $5000 through
Money Gram store close to you.
Money Reference Number (REF): #260-468-56
Sender's First Name: Ezennia
Sender's Last Name: Joiner
You Can Text or Call or send e-mail once you fill below Information
(Receivers name)............
(Country)..................... ..
(Address)..................... ...........
(Phone Number).....................
(Your Age).......................... ........
(ID copy)............. ..................
(Your Email Address)...................
NOTE: That your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24hours
if we did not hear from you because this was the instruction given to us
by the IMF office here in USA. We will start the transfer as soon as we
received your information. You are hereby warned not to communicate or
duplicate this message for any reason what so ever because the US FBI is
already on trace of the criminals from Africa.
Email; (mrjaneliasson55@outlook.com )
Phone +22968221671
Sincerely,
Rev.Dr Anthony Breton.
Manager Director for Money Gram.
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