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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:
- "million 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)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Fraud email example:
From: "Toyota Motor Corporation" <info.official@klmail.com>
Reply-To: tm.corporation2019@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 18:00:30 -0300
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF MR. ARYAN
Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the category draws winner of
TOYOTA AUTOMOBILE LOTTERY, you have won 7 Million Dollars and a Brand New Toyota Land Cruiser SUV
(2018), International programs held today in Malaysia.The selection process was carried out
through random selection in our computerized email selection system (ess) from a database of over
500,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world. This Toyota Automobile Lottery
is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the International Association of
Gaming Regulators(IAGR).To begin the processing of your prize do send the below information.
Claims Requirements:
1. Name in full-----------------------
2. Address----------------------------
3. Sex--------------------------------
4. Age--------------------------------
5. Occupation-------------------------
6. Phone------------------------------
7. Present Country--------------------
Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information confidential from the public to
avoid fraudulent claim(IMPORTANT) pending the delivery or claim by winner.
Congratulations Once Again.
Best Regards.
Mr. Aryan Indra
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