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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 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.
- fredbrown0109@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- personalize email of the company: fred brown william ( fredbrown0109@gmail.com ) note that some people have tried to claim your money (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Anderson Lander" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fredbrown0109@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:52:34 -0300
Subject: Compensation From International Monetary Fund (SCAM VICTIM)
Compensation From International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fraud monitoring Unit
Good day
Your email name is among of the 326
scam Victims listed to be compensated by World Bank/IMF via ATM CARD each value $950,000.00 USD.
Kindly provide the details below:
Full Name:
Current Address:
Mobile number:
Occupation:
Amount Lost to Scammers:
Immediately you send the details The process of your compensation will commence send the details to the personalize email of the company: Fred Brown William ( fredbrown0109@gmail.com )
Note that some people have tried to claim your money saying that you sent them we have send you a notifications without any response these is the 3rd one if you don't respond that means you truly sent the man that wanted to claim your $950,000.00 USD.
You may also write us on the details
below to claim your ATM immediately.
Awaiting your response,
Anderson Lander
hpus10000@gmail.com
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