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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "UNCC" <info@live.com>
Reply-To: alexbates97@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 06:22:19 -0800
Subject: LAST PAYMENT NOTICE
UNCC
United Nations Compensation Commission
Address: 760 United Nations Plaza, New York, 10017
Email: payunitto1@deptpayment.com
Attention:
Payment cancellation Notice!!
This email is to clearly notify you that this office will from now cancel the Compensation payment awarded to you by the United Nation Compensation Commission(UNCC).
This is the Final notice which means that if your payment of $250 dollars required for the delivery fee is not completed this week; Your ATM CARD delivery will be at once terminated.
Once again, your US$4,500,000.00 (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) will be transferred to someone ready to claim it.
Mr. Alex Bates
Chief Payment Officer
Office of Compensation Commission
Email: payunitto1@deptpayment.com
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