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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- khalifa_mohamedd@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Gibert Guber<test@firstadsl.net>
Reply-To: khalifa_mohamedd@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:08:58 +0530
Subject: Your Compensation
Attention To This Urgent Message!
We are hereby to notify you that after our last meeting held on 14th of January /2021 in West Africa, We the United Nations Authorities Office here have agreed to Compensate all the Scam Victim effectively from the West African with the sum of $1.5 Million,USD each. And your Email was among the 20 Lucky peoples to receive this offer. However., the funds have been arranged through MasterCard ATM which is the latest instruction from
Mr.António Guterres UN Secretary General.
Therefore, you are thereby advise to kindly contact the rightful person in charge of delivery your Package ATM CARD to you on this bellow info:
Contact Person: Barrister.Gilbert Jean
Email: khalifa_mohamedd@rediffmail.com
Kindly reconfirm to him with this bellow info
1 Full Name:
2 Country:
4 Telephone:
3 Delivery Address:
5 Your Age:
6 Your Occupation:
7 Your Valid ID:
Regards:
Barrister.Gibert Guber UN Correspondent
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