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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "unicefaidgrant0097@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "unicefaidgrant0097@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Fraud email example:
From: "UNICEF" <info@unicef.com>
Reply-To: unicefaidgrant0097@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:56:09 +0200
Subject: official
Attn:
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the UNICEF 70 years anniversary lottery program. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27511465896-6410 with serial number 3772-510 drew lucky numbers 7-14-88-23-31-45 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a sum pay out of 7,000,000.00 (Seven Million Euro) Congratulation!!!
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 company and 30,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program is the first since the Existence of UNICEF.
Application Form
1. Full names ..............
2. Country..................
3. Telephone number ........
4. Sex .....................
5. Date of birth ...........
6. Marital status ..........
7. Occupation ..............
8. Home Address ...........
All winnings must be claimed not later than 14 Days from today. After this date all unclaimed funds will be return to UNICEF Account. send your data to the official administration email [unicefaidgrant0097@outlook.com]
president
Sven Jürgenson
unicefaidgrant0097@outlook.com
The United Nations General Assembly
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