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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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.
- officedelivery20@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: James Donaldson <fbioffice608@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officedelivery20@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 10:22:55 -1200
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR EMAIL OWNER
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ATTENTION DEAR FUND OWNER
My name is James Donaldson from BMW Automobile company and am here to
let you know about your wining prize worth $10million United States
dollars and one car which was supposed to be delivered to you
But we heard an illegal news this morning from one Mrs Mary Joseph she
came to our office this morning stating that you are no longer alive
that you are dead and she told us that she is your next of kin that
your fund and car now belongs to her and she also told us that your
fund will be converted to her but we told her that we will be sure of
what she is saying before we proceed with the transaction .so now all
we need from you is your urgent response once you receive this email
so that we can verify if what she is saying is true but if we find out
that what she is saying is not true we are going to get her arrested
We are going to be needing your full information for the verification such as
Your full name.............
Your current address.......
Your current email address.........
Your income amount......
Your current phone number...........
Your drivers license ........
Your next of kin..............
Thanks
Agent in charge James Donaldson
Contact email :officedelivery20@gmail.com
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