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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.
- 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.
- lynnmckirkle32@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "House of Commons®" <caitlint@vacavilleusd.org>
Reply-To: <lynnmckirkle32@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 11:55:37 -0800
Subject: Accredited ATM Card(231)
House of Commons®
---DEPUIS 1725---
276xc Committee On foreign Payment,
Resolution Panel On Contract Payment.
Southampton-London United Kingdom
Your Ref #:ATM/SL/UK
WHATSAPP PHONE:+442033897058(United Kingdom Office)
E-mail:lynnmckirkle32@gmail.com
Dear Internet User Accredited ATM Card(231) awarded for contract payment
of £4.8MILLION GBP. with Card Number; 4278763100030014 has been allocated
in your favor in the ongoing MICROSOFT Internet User Promo held on the 13th of
November 2019 in Southampton United Kingdom , Your email address was picked as
the Lucky Internet User for the promo among (6) other Internet User Worldwide It
is very important that you contact Secretaries to Prime Minister Alex Burghart,
with the following information's
FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:
AGE:
FOR CLAIMS CONTACT :lynnmckirkle32@gmail.com
In Service
Tel :WHATSAPP PHONE:+442033897058(United Kingdom Office) (Call for verification 24Hrs)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson
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