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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:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- 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.
- 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.
- mrjemesmike11@onet.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- mr james mike contact number (310) 596-3457 email:(mrjemesmike11@onet.pl) email;(mrjemesmike23@gmail.com) so contact him to deliver (Onet; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr JOHN JEZZ <"www."@ninus.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr JOHN JEZZ <mrjemesmike11@onet.pl>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:18:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention: Sole Beneficiary,
Attention: Sole Beneficiary,
We have finally succeeded in getting your package worth of $5.7 million out of
delivery your consignment with the help of Mrs Susan White Attorney General of
Federal High Court of Justice BENIN REPUBLIC which act as your foreign Attorney
representative here in BENIN REPUBLIC.
So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Ambassador
Dagar of the Consignment Box and every Documents guiding your delivery is well
updated so you are advice to re-confirm your full delivery information to the
Agent right now as he is currently at ?San Francisco International Airport California?
Address with your Consignment Box, As he called me this morning to inform me that he
misplaced your delivery address which he had.
So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the Ambassador
and call him with this number (310) 596-3457 or text him sms message
so as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him full
direction to get your Consignment Box delivered to you and hand you over your
Consignment Box safe and sound Furthermore you are advice to be very fast as
the Ambassador Mr James Mike has no time to waste due to his flight ticket,
So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.
Your Full Name
Mobile Phone Number
Current Home Address
Country
City
Nearest Airport as he is at Los Angeles International Airport right
now because of the Searching and Scanning of the Consignment which made him to
misplace your address
Contact person,
Name- Ambassador Mr James Mike
Contact number (310) 596-3457
Email:(mrjemesmike11@onet.pl)
Email;(mrjemesmike23@gmail.com)
So contact him to deliver your Consignment box first thing tomorrow morning
possibly today So get back to us immediately you contact the Agent to make sure
that your fund has getting to you without any hitch
Regards
Mr JOHN JEZZ
+22998086931
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