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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:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "million us 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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- abrahambeniam85@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Abraham Beniam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abrahambeniam@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 18:28:41 -0700
Subject: Attention .
Attention,
My name is Mr. Abraham Beniam. I am a Financial Consultant with the UNITED NATION. Be informing today that I have been packaged and arrange with our delivery officer to move $25,500,000.00 Million US Dollars (Twenty five million, five hundred thousand United State dollars) through our diplomatic Connection to Madrid Spain for delivery to you.
The fund US$25.5M have been packaged in one hundred dollars Denomination as cash consignment and it is in one big metallic Suite box ready for delivery to you upon your arrival in Madrid Spain.
Keep me inform of your date of coming to Madrid Spain for the delivery in other instruct our delivery officer to move with the Cash Consignment to Madrid Spain to meet with you for delivery.
However, I want to inform you that the fund has a CODE CONDITION and this CODE CONDITION on the face of the fund will make the Consignment and the delivery officer to beat any electronic searching on transit and on arrival in Madrid Spain Airport. Our delivery officer will tell you how the CODE CONDITION on the face of the fund will be removing to make the fund spendable.
I look forward to your response to proceed if you’re interested.
Best Regards,
Mr. Abraham Beniam
E-mail: abrahambeniam85@hotmail.com
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