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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- foreignbeneficiarydepartment@financier.com (Financier; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: UNITED NATIONS DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE <commissionermikeibe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info@ricardollp.com
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 09:50:29 +0100
Subject: Bank email. foreignbeneficiarydepartment@financier.com TAKE NOTE OF
THAT COPY T0 debtmanagement40@yahoo,com Tel:+ 1 214923080.(whats up Calls
only) GARYS NUMBER IS +27742103601 TAKE NOTE OF THAT COPY T0
debtmanagement40@yahoo,com Tel:+ 1 214923080.(whats up Calls only) GARYS
NUMBER IS +27742103601
Bank email.Based on the conclusion today.We have been able to contact the
affiliated bank .Where the fund is been Deposited.Contact the bank as
beneficiary to the fund.So that you can transfer the fund direct to your
account in your country.Here is the bank details.Contact them Immediately.
Board of trustee has finalize your fund and transfer it to affiliate bank
close to you kindly get in touch with Gary now and urgently and state the
amount expected by you. do so we are in fast quarter of the year 2021 So
make sure you up date us
Bank email.
foreignbeneficiarydepartment@financier.com
TAKE NOTE OF THAT COPY T0 debtmanagement40@yahoo,com
Tel:+ 1 214923080.(whats up Calls only)
GARYS NUMBER IS +27742103601
TAKE NOTE OF THAT COPY T0 debtmanagement40@yahoo,com
Tel:+ 1 214923080.(whats up Calls only)
GARYS NUMBER IS +27742103601
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