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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- foffice52@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mavis L. Wanczyk" <directorchristopherw@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2021 10:08:00 -0700
Subject: Hello my dear Beneficiary,
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Hello my dear Beneficiary,
How are you over there in your country or elsewhere? I believe you are
fine and doing well. I hope my mail meets you in good health today. I
am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after all these
time, it takes destiny and courage to remember good friends like you
and at the same time, show gratitude to you despite circumstances that
made us separate and disrupted our transaction, which ultimately did
not work out as we had projected then.I am happy to inform you that I
have successfully transferred the fund with the cooperation of a new
partner from India. I use this opportunity to inform you that the
transaction has finally worked out and I am contacting you to let you
know that I have credited $10.5million in ATM Visa Card and I left the
ATM Visa card with Rev Father Peter John before I traveled to India
to invest my own share of the money with my new partner in India.
I advise you now to contact Rev Father Peter John so that he will
register your ATM Visa Card to be delivered to you through courier
service OK. Here is the email to contact Rev Father Peter John:
NAME: Rev Father Peter John EMAIL: foffice52@aol.com
Fill your info as bellow while contacting Rev Father Peter John Full
Name:-Home Address:-Your country:-Your phone number:-Your Occupation..
Greetings
Mavis L. Wanczyk
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