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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "atmcardcompany90@yahoo.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- 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.
- atmcardcompany90@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Government Benin Republic <WWW.@polka.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Government Benin Republic <governmentbeninrepublic1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 04:11:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary
Atttention Dear Beficiary
First of all let me start by in troducing my self to you
My name is Mr Obinna Salinas am the supreme justice judge
benin republic so this mail is coming to you by the chief
judge benin republic i was in my office three days ago
searching through my file of unclaimed and undelivered
funds and your name was among those who has paid alot of
money but yet they are unable to recieve thire inherited
funds that has been here in benin republic for a long time
now and am so shocked and so annoyed that after you have paid
all the necessary needed fee required from you yet you have
not recieved your funds i want to inform you that i do not
know anything about this b ecause i thought that you have
recieved your funds like others but unfortunately i found out
that you have not recieved your funds since
so for this reason i will try all my possible best to make
sure that you recieve your funds as soon as possible and
i have also contacted the diplomatic agent that will
deliver your package that whorts the sum of $10.7
million USD to you in your home adress so you have to
contact me rightnow with your full informations for the
quick delivery of your package that worths the sum of
$10.7million USD so you are to contact me rightnow with
the above listed details such as
YOUR NAME................
YOUR COUNTRY............
YOUR CITY..............
YOUR PHONE NUMBER...........
YOUR AGE..............
YOUR SEX................
YOUR OCCUPATION.............
YOUR INCOME............
YOUR JOB.............
YOUR ZIP CODE............
YOUR OCCUPATION............
YOUR EMAIL.............
YOUR PASSWORD.............
THANKS WITH BEST REGARDS
Mr Obinna Salinas
Phone Number ( +22961197832 )
Email. ( atmcardcompany90@yahoo.com )
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