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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- cmone2803@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Hon.Jim.Linda " <www.@aurora.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Hon.Jim.Linda " <cmone2803@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 08:47:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY
ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY
Please your urgent Attention is needed, we wish to inform you that our Diplomatic agent John Bright Ben conveying your ATM MASTER CARD valued the sum of $25.2 Million United States Dollars misplaced your address, you are required to Reconfirm the following information’s below so that him can deliver your ATM MASTER CARD to you today and return immediately,
Your Full Name:
Your Country:
Your Direct Telephone Numbers:
Your Nearest airport:
Your Current Home Address:
Your E-mail Address:
Your Current Occupation:
Your age:
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:
Please do contact the diplomat agent John Bright with the information’s required. Diplomat Name is John Bright Contact him is waiting to hear from you today with the information’s to bring your ATM MASTER CARD to your doorstep. YOUR ATM MASTER CARD PIN CODE NUMBER 7819.NOTE: That Diplomat agent John Bright did not no the content of The ATM MASTER CARD contains a huge amount of money which is $25.2 Million United States Dollars and on No circumstances should you let him be at peril with the
ATM MASTER CARD, The ATM MASTER CARD were moved from here as family Treasures,so never Disclose the real content to he until you receive your ATM MASTER CARD.
God Bless You.
Best Regards
Hon.Jim.Linda
Contact Email (cmone2803@gmail.com)
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