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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:
- "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)
- 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.
- allenvioletlarge321@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "UN-ORG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adfcdubai@rayana.ir>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:03:42 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION LG- EX-OR- DA
United Nations-Compensation-Unit, Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations.
Dear=Beneficiary,
We have previously sent you emails in respect of your outstanding compensation payment which has since been assigned to you.We were going through your payment portfolio and came to a logical conclusion that you are yet to receive your compensation-payment.We must get you informed that your email was listed among those that are yet to receive their compensation payment. The United Nations in Affiliation with World-Bank have agreed to compensate each with the sum of USD1.7 Million (One Million seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.
For this reason, you are to receive your-payment through a certified ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT. Note, with this Master Card you can withdraw money from any part of the World without any problem and please for no reason should you disclose your account information as your account information is not and can never be needed before you receive your card payment. All that is required of your now is to contact our 100% trusted officials by the Name of Dr.Ramzy Moshe. Below is here contact information:
Name: Dr.Ramzy Moshe
Email: allenvioletlarge321@gmail.com
Below is the tracking numbers of different beneficiaries from different countries that have received their ATM Master Card payment without any problem. Please tracking the number below for your perusal:
Beneficiary Name: BBCD
Tracking Number: 6665964163
Website: www.dhl.com
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Beneficiary Name: JURCA ADINA MAGAZ
Tracking Number: 6665967173
Website: www.dhl.com
You are required to contact the above person and furnish him with the information that will be required to avoid any mistakes:-
1. Your Full Name :
2. Your Home/Mobile Telephone No:
3. Your Home or Office Address :
4. Age/Occupation/Marital Status:
5. Scanned copy of your identification:
Please ensure that you follow the directives and instructions of Dr.Ramzy Moshe so that within 24-72 hours you would have received your card payment and your secret pin code issued directly to you for security reasons. We apologize on behalf of the United Nation Organization for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your-fund in the past.
Yours Faithfully,
United-Nations-Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA)
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