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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.
- 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.
- dhlservice97@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mark Jones" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhlservice97@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 12:04:20 -0800
Subject: CONTACT DHL COURIER SERVICE FOR YOUR ATM CARD
Attention
We have deposited your ATM CARD worth of ($4.500 000 00) through DHL department
after our finally meeting regarding your ATM CARD,the Board of Directors, United
Bank for Africa (UBA) has issue you a CORPORATE ATM CARD also registered it
with DHL to delivery to you. All you will do is to contact DHL director
Mr.Harrison Wilson,he will give you direction on how you will be receiving
your ATM CARD .Remember to send him your Full information to avoid wrong
delivery such as,
Receiver's Name_______________
Address: ________________
Country: ____________
Phone Number: _____________
Through,DHL department you will receive your ATM CARD so contact Mr.Harrison Wilson,
you can so contact him with this number +229998368172 Email:dhlservice97@gmail.com
as soon as you receive this email and tell him to show you the way you will receive your
ATM CARD.
Best Regards.
Mark Jones
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