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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- peterbrooks946@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "United Nations" <email@email.com>
Reply-To: peterbrooks946@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 04:19:04 +1000
Subject: Re:Payment Approved.
UNITED NATIONS FUNDS CLAIM NOTIFICATION
ATTENTION:
I WRITE TO INFORM YOU OF A CLAIM IN THE CUSTODY OF OUR OFFICE ADDRESSED IN YOUR NAME WITH REF: WFT/AX/021/2018/3480
THIS CASH DEPOSIT IS CURRENTLY BEING MANAGED BY OUR PAYING BANK AND HAS YOUR NAME AS THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY TO THE FUNDS WITH A DEPOSIT STATEMENT OF $7.5M UNITED STATE DOLLARS.
THIS FUNDS WAS AWARDED TO YOU BY THE UNITED NATION/IMF COMPENSATION PROGRAMME FOR 20 LUCKY BENEFICIARIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THIS IS THE FIRST NOTIFICATION TO THIS CLAIM AND IT IS BEEN COMMUNICATED TO YOU FOR RECORD PURPOSE. ON IDENTIFICATION WITH THIS CLAIM, FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE TRANSFER/RELEASE AND COLLECTION OF THE FUNDS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
A NON-REPLY TO THIS LETTER INDICATE AN AUTOMATIC REJECTION OF THE FUNDS CLAIM.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THE FUNDS, YOU ARE TO CONTACT/RESPOND TO ATTORNEY PETER BROOKS, THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF PROCESSING THE FUNDS CLAIM AS APPROVED .
Contact information:
Attorney Peter Brooks.
Email: (peterbrooks946@gmail.com)
TRULY YOURS,
MRS PARISI DEBORAH.
COORDINATOR OF GRANTS AND COMPENSATION (UNITED NATION/IMF)
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