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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)
- "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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "@diplomats.com" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- akaikenga@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Senior Diplomatic Agent, Mr. Aka Ikenga" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <akaikenga@diplomats.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 06:51:20 -0800
Subject: I have been trying to reach you about 4 hours now
Attention: please urgently call or send me SMS +1 (347) 990-1820
I'm Diplomatic Agent Mr. Aka Ikenga, I have been trying to reach you about four hours now, to inform you about my successful arrival at John F.Kennedy International Airport New York City with your consignment box worth $12.5 Million Dollars inheritance fund, with a Visa Credit Card and a Master Credit Card and their pin number and a verified cashier check which I have been instructed by UN/IMF and West Africa Government to deliver to you.
The Airport Authority demanded for the legal back up papers to prove that fund is no way related with drug or fraud money, and I have presented the papers to them and they are very much pleased with the papers I presented to them.
But the only thing that is still keeping me here is airport clearance TAG and Police Clearance Report from fund origin country which is not placed on the consignment box.
I was told that it will cost $182 to get the Tag here in USA.
So please try as much as you can to reach me on Phone as soon as possible to facilitate this so I can exit the airport immediately and proceed with the delivery as I cannot afford to spend much time here.
And kindly reconfirm the below information upon contacting me to avoid wrong delivering.
Full Name
Delivery Designated Address
Your Contact Telephone Number Cell:
Call or Text me as soon as you read this message.
Senior Diplomat Agent Mr. Aka Ikenga
John F.Kennedy International Airport
Message Me Once You Read My Email +1 (347) 990-1820
Email: akaikenga@diplomats.com
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