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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:
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- 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.
- jerryshune1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "kelvin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jerryshune1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 05:13:48 +0200
Subject: Awaiting your respones
I AM SGT. KEVIN SHIVERS SERVING ON A PEACE KEEPING MISSION HERE AT THE CAMP VIRGINIA ARMY BASE IN AL JAHRA, KUWAIT. I FOUND YOUR CONTACT DETAILS IN AN ADDRESS JOURNAL HERE AND I AM SEEKING ASSISTANCE TO EVACUATE SOME MONEY I SAW WHILE WORKING AT THE CAMP HERE.I KEPT IT SECRET AND SAFE UNTIL NOW. I NEED YOUR TRUST ON THIS MATTER. I HAVE MADE PLANS TO MOVE THE MONEY TO THE STATES AND I NEED YOUR HELP OF RECEIVING IT AND KEEPING IT FOR ME UNTIL I COMPLETE MY SERVICE AND RETURN HOME TO THE STATES FOR RETIREMENT. PLEASE BE ASSURED THAT IT IS NOT STOLEN MONEY AND THERE ARE NO DANGERS INVOLVED. I WILL COUNT ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
THE BOX WILL ARRIVE IN NEW YORK THIS WEEK SO PLEASE CONTACT MY FRIEND JERRY SHUNE WHO IS CURRENTLY WORKING AT THE AIRPORT AS A SECURITY FOR DETAILS ON RECEIVING THE BOX OF MONEY WORTH 15MILLION. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT I CAN ONLY REACH YOU THROUGH EMAILS AS NO PHONE CALLS ARE ALLOWED FROM THE CAMP FOR SECURITY REASONS.
I WILL NEED YOUR CONTACT DETAILS INCLUDING FULL NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER SO I CAN GIVE TO JERRY OR BETTER STILL YOU CAN CONTACT JERRY SHUNE- (jerryshune1@gmail.com) AND HE WILL GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON THE BOX'S ARRIVAL.
THANK YOU AND PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING TO KEEP THIS CONFIDENTIAL.
SALUTE.
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