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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:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- 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.
- ms.catherinerein@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ms Catherine Rein" < mscatherinerein@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ms.catherinerein@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:19:25 +0700
Subject: Greetings to you.
Greetings to you.
I am Ms Catherine Rein , VP Human Resources and Legal Shurgard Self - Storage and Vault Security Company London, private email address (ms.catherinerein@hotmail.com) This letter is strictly private and confidential, I write to ask for a private partnership between you and me so I can introduce you as the new owner of (150 KGS of AU GOLD BARS) that is presently in our storage facility this Gold belongs to one of our esteem customers who deposited these Gold with our storage company but he died on 10th of December 2020 because of COVID19.
The owner/depositor of this Gold Consignment has already deposited some part payment to us to Ship the Gold to Dubai before i hear about his sickness and sudden death of COVID19.I concealed the news of his death to our company executive board because if my company got to know about his death the consignment will be confiscated by our company hence there is no next of kin on the depositors file with us
Now he is dead without anybody to come for this. I want to present you as his next of kin/ partner to our company so that you will claim the consignment and sell the Gold in Dubai or re-route it to your Country so that we can sell it.
My intention is that as soon as you receive this Gold, we sell it and use the proceeds for investment partnership.
Please this letter is very urgent and confidential and I wait for your immediate response I advise you to send me your cell phone number very important for our easy communication I wait to hear from you for more detail.
Respectfully Yours
Ms Catherine Rein
ms.catherinerein@hotmail.com
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