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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- 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.
- bar.charlesesq@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: test@maxwellmeighen.ca
Reply-To: bar.charlesesq@lawyer.com
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:15:00 +0200
Subject: Uw e-mailadres is gekozen voor de donatie van meneer en mevrouw Weir
beste vriend
Dit is een persoonlijke e-mail die naar u is gericht. Ik ben Collin Weir,
mijn vrouw en ik
won een jackpot-loterij van 101 miljoen pond (161.000.000
GBP = 191.900.000 EUR) en hebben vrijwillig besloten te doneren
de som van 1 miljoen pond (1.000.000,00 GBP = 1.270.437,70 EUR) aan u als
deel van ons eigen liefdadigheidsproject om het lot van 15 onbekende
geluksvogels over de hele wereld te verbeteren. Als u deze e-mail hebt
ontvangen, bent u een van de gelukkige ontvangers.
Neem contact op met mijn juridisch adviseur Barr. Charles woont in het
Verenigd Koninkrijk via e-mail [bar.charlesesq@gmail.com] omdat ik hem
instructies heb gegeven om je dit geld zo snel mogelijk te bezorgen.
Stuur hem alsjeblieft je I.D of een ander middel van verificatie.
U kunt dit verifiëren door de onderstaande webpagina's te bezoeken.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18801698
Veel succes
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