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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:
- "million 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.
- drpeterjames9@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MR DONALD TRUMP <ubab7506@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drpeterjames9@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 03:36:26 -0800
Subject: DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT:
U.S.DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Attention:
The Main purpose we decided to contact you today is to let you know
that United States Government care so
much for you, Mr Donald J. Trump the new president of United states of
America Had a meeting with THE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. You may not understand why this mail
came to you it came to Our notice
that due to the poor security of the past government of Mr Barack
Obama, The United States Government
in Partner with The UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT Have decided to
COMPENSATE You with the sum of
US$10.8.Million Dollars usd. We found your Name and Email in our
Data-base and that is why the United states
Government are contacting you.
You are to send your information below, We need a high confirmation before
processing your fund. Please with all duerespect kindly
respond to the information requested.
YOUR FULL NAME:.........
YOUR COUNTRY:.............
YOUR ADDRESS:...........
YOUR CITY:..............
YOUR DIRECT PHONE CALL:........
YOUR OCCUPATION
AGE/SEX:..............
NOTE: This Also includes all foreign contractor's that may have not
received their contract sum, And
people that have had an unfinished transaction or international
businesses that failed due to past
Government problems etc. We also found your Name and Email in our
Data-base and that is why the
United states Government are contacting you now.
SIGNED
YOUR FAITHFUL
MR DONALD TRUMP
EMAIL..drpeterjames9@gmail.com
PRESIDENT OF USA.
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