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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.
Fraud email example:
From: MRS ETHEL MCGUIRE <reginadaniel382@gmail.com>
Reply-To: MRS ETHEL MCGUIRE <info-laxairport@usa.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:17:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MRS ETHEL MCGUIRE TEXT ME NOW Tel Phone +1 (707) 335-8554
This is Assistant Chief Mrs Ethel McGuire the United States Secretary of
Homeland Security The reason why I contact you is because we found a
special cargo Old Box which has been abandoned here at our warehouse In
Los Angeles International Airport The Box Has spent a lot of time here
without knowing the contents of it and when scanned it revealed an
undisclosed sum of money on it From my findings the cargo originated
from Benin Republic and the content was not declared as money by the
consignor in order to avoid diversion by the shipping agent. So after
our discovering, we decided to break the box and we realize that the box contained $8.5 Million USD dollars the equivalent of about £5million
Get back to me here for more details God Bless You and Bless America
We Need Your Information Such As
Your
Full Name
Your Address
Your Telephone Number
Best Regards
Assistant Chief Ethel McGuire
Los Angeles International Airport
1 World Way, Los Angeles CA 90045 United States
Code LAX Elevation 38 m
Tel Phone +1 (707) 335-8554
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