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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:
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "tntcourier.uk@emailn.eu" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Glory Peterson" <glory441_p@tlen.pl>
Reply-To: glory.peterson@ymail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2018 22:32:45 +0200
Subject: Contact TNT Courier Ltd regarding the delivery of your package
Hello,
Its been quite a while that i have not heard from you. I want you to
contact TNT Courier Ltd regarding the delivery of your package.The content
of your package itself is a Bank Draft worth of $3,500,000.00.and I am
sending this email because i want you to know that your package has been
registered on a Special Order with them. What you have to do now is to
contact the Delivery manager for immediate dispatch of your package to
your residential address.
It will take only two working days (48 hours) for your package to be
delivered to you.Delivery charges fees have been paid by Me before the
package was registered.
You will have to pay a sum of ($260) to the TNT Courier Delivery
Department being for the Security Keeping Fee of the TNT Courier Company
as stated in their privacy terms & condition page.I would have paid the
Security Keeping fee,but they do not accept such payment for not knowing
when you will be responding to them.
I hope that you contact Delivery manager as soon as possible with the
details given below:
Contact Person: Wolfgang Ullrich/Sarah Mark
Email: (tntcourier.uk@emailn.eu)
This is the SHIPMENT CODE: CPEL/OWN/9856
PARCEL #: EG2272
kindly, re-confirm your Postal address and telephone number to them.
Thanks
Glory Peterson
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