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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.
- The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- janetyellen0015@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Janet Yellen" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: janetyellen0015@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:14:04 +0100
Subject: Re-immediate payment of 10.5m 220.68.191.16
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE TREASURY DEPT.
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington,
DC 20500, United States
PHONE: +1(208) 231-8752
Re-immediate payment of 10.5m
We bring to your notice that your email address was randomly selected among the
email address of scammed victims who are to be compensated.
Series of meetings have been held in Cleveland Ohio USA over the past 7 months
with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. this ended
3days ago. And I will provide the number of one of the officials, who held
the meeting on your behalf, in other for you to confirm the reality of
these.
The President Mr Joe Biden During his campaign for the office of the
president then he received a lot of complaint from the international
community and united nations as well that a lot of scams has being
going on in this country and with this reason he vow that if he assume
the office as president then he is going to deal with the issue of
the scammers and pay the people that were involves on it in the pass
And your name was found on the list that was submitted to our office
recently that your yet to be paid.
It is obvious that you have not received your funds valued at
($10.500.000.00) dollars due to past corrupt Governmental Officials who
almost held the funds to themselves for their selfish reasons and some
individuals who have taken advantage of your funds all in an attempt to
swindle your funds at past which has led to so many
Losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.
So now you are to please choose your preferable means of receiving
this fund, and the available means of delivery for now are as
followed:
1) bank to bank wire transfer
2 ATM swift card.
3) diplomatic delivery (face to face delivery or door to door)
after choosing your preferred options we shall go ahead and give you
legal advise further on how to fully establish your claim and have the
fund transferred to you through your preferable means listed above.
Email; janetyellen0015@gmail.com
SIGNED BY: Janet Yellen
WHAT'S APP +1(208) 231-8752
phone: +1(202) 844-7561
SIGNED BY:
MRS Janet Yellen
Seceretary Of The Us Treasury Department.
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