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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:
- "demurrage " (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. )
- "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. )
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- 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.
- dhl63389@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: DHL Express <DHL.@sweet.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: DHL Express <dhl63389@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 03:41:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD THE SUM OF $4.5MILLION
Attention
This is to bring to your notice that we have credited your total sum of $4.5Million into an ATM VISA card and we have deposited it with DHL Express Company to deliver it to you. We paid all the necessary charges such as Company registration and Delivery charges of your ATM VISA card.The only money you will send to them is their security keeping fee of $50 usd. We tried to pay that but they complained that they don't know when you will contact them for the delivery and the demurrage might have increased by then. I deposited it on 19/10/2018. Therefore, contact them now with Your Full Name, Address and Phone Number.
DHL Express
Email; dhl63389@gmail.com
Tel; +2349073537328
Manager: Jim Victor
Try and send them the security keeping fee of $50 today to avoid increment of the fee. Indicate these codes to prove that you are the rightful owner of the ATM card.Once you get this mail make sure that you send the sum of $50 for the security keeping fee so that your fund the sum of $4.5Million will be delivery to your house address information here is the information below you will use to send the sum of $50
HERE IS THE INFORMATION BELOW YOU WILL USE TO SEND THE SUM OF $50 THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD THE SUM OF $4.5MILLION
Name( Anyawu Michael )
country Nigeria
Question God
Answer God
Amount $50
Shipment Code;33DF6
Reg No; KDR44Q
Security Code; 5673
Yours,
Tony Elumelu
MD/CEO, UBA
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