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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)
- "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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the 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.
- mrpetermmad127@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. peter mmadu" <markjones@bushtech.com>
Reply-To: mrpetermmad127@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 03:38:54 +0100
Subject: Attn:Beneficiary
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HELLO DEAR,
THE DIPLOMAT MR.ERIC WILSON, JUST ARRIVE AT UNITED STATE OF AMERICA NOW IN
NEW YORK INTL. AIRPORT WITH YOUR PACKAGE, WORTH SUM OF SIX MILLION EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($6.8 M), CONTACT THE DIPLOMATIC
AGENT IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR ADDRESS AND DIRECT PHONE NUMBER SO THAT HE CAN
DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT PACKAGE TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.
BELLOW IS THE DETAIL INFORMATION TO CONTACT THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT
IMMEDIATELY:
CONTACT PERSON: MR. PETER MMADU
EMAIL ADDRESS: MRPETERMMAD127@GMAIL.COM
PHONE NUMBER: +1(917)63-0463
BELLOW IS THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SHOULD SEND TO THE DIPLOMATIC
AGENT IMMEDIATELY:
1. YOUR FULL NAME:..........................
3. YOUR CURRENT HOME ADDRESS:...............
3. YOUR DIRECT MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:.........
4. NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:............
5.A COPY OF YOUR ID FOR IDENTIFICATION:.....
6.COUNTRY
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MRS. SUZANNA DPATR
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