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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- gen.juliuswawerukarangi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Gen. Julius Waweru" <Gen@trad.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Gen. Julius Waweru" <gen.juliuswawerukarangi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2019 23:51:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention:
Attention:
I am General (Rtd) Julius Waweru Karangi, A formal General in the Army of the Republic of Kenya , presently the Chief security officer in charge of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) Nairobi Kenya.
Compliment of the season and how are you today? This is to notify you that a man was arrested with Two Strong metallic consignment boxes With your Contact on both of the boxes.
He was holding fake Diplomatic Passport claiming that he is a Diplomat who is on a special delivery to deliver the two boxes to you in your country, after a serious interrogation, He confessed that he stole the boxes from the original Diplomat. All effort to reach the Diplomat has failed. I know you must be a good person who have been helping the Africa Refugee and i don't want your money to go into the wrong heads .So please I want to know if you really authorize the movement of this Boxes.
Secondly, because he does not have the keys to these boxes I have to take these Boxes to the Blue room and scan them .They both contains clean Spendable hundred Dollars bills in both metallic boxes. The estimated Amount inside is $10 million USD & Gold Nugget of 85KG in each of the boxes from our scan review .Both are bearing your contact on Them.
So if you really authorize the delivery of this boxes it is has becomes my duty to make sure this boxes are been delivered to you in Your country at your door step. Note that the fake Diplomat has been arrested and your Two consignment are here with me at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) Nairobi Kenya and they are ready for deliver to You Immediately.
I can deliver these boxes myself to you with my influence as a General in the Army of the Republic of Kenya and I have served with the United Nations, or better still you can come down yourself for your boxes .
Please advise me OK
Gen. Julius Waweru Karangi
Chief security officer
Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport ( NBO )
Tel:+254 787 38 792
gen.juliuswawerukarangi@gmail.com
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