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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- mrrexwayne@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Joy Lee" <civil.Lelia_kayzw@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:51:25 +0000
Subject: Your payment notification...
From Desk Of Mr. Rex Wayne Tillerson
Honorable USA Secretary of State and
Chairman Refund Payment Committee
Federal Executive Council Washington DC USA
Good Day Beneficiary...
This is to inform you that your over due payment have been directed to our corresponding bank in U.S.A.
Please note that this letter came to you as a result of information received form our monitoring network regarding on the COMPENSATION / AWARD PAYMENT of $6.5 Million Dollars,
Wish you have waited for so long to receive this fund.
In order for you to receive your payment this week, you are advice to
reply this email to with ANSWERS to the Questions below.
Your Full Name
Your Contact Address
Your Direct telephone. Fax Number ( if any)
Your AGE and what you do for a living
How Many Months Or Years in which You Have Been Expecting your Payment
The Place you sent Money Last whether Nigeria or London etc
The Last Amount of Money You sent indicating What Month and Year,
This is to reconfirm your information once again, order by Honorable USA Secretary of State and Chairman Refund Payment Committee Federal Executive Council Washington DC USA...
Upon the receipt of this message kindly get back to me immediately so as to enable us notify our corresponding bank.
Remember that we are now in the last fiscal quarter of the year 2017.
Please kindly reply to; mrrexwayne@gmail.com
Awaiting for your urgent reply.
Best Regards
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