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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "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)
- "barr." (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.
- 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.
- www.info.file@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Barr. Nicholas Romain" <lagosikeja2006@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.info.file@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:55:38 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION FUNDS BENEFICIARY
Attention Fund Owner!
Please reconfirm your full information for the Delivery of your ATM Card or
Bank to Bank wire transfer of your funds Value at {$10.5 Million United
States Dollars}. And the transfer depends on how you want it neither Bank
transfer or delivery of it from the United Nations and World Bank Group
(WBG) Compensation fund. I misplaced the delivery address and your transfer
details sent to me during the seminar I told you about. Please kindly
contact Mr. Dominic Fabian with the below EMAIL address ((
www.info.file@gmail.com)) and he will give you guidance on how this
transfer or the delivery of it will be done okay.
YOUR(1) Full Name:============YOUR(2) Address:===============YOUR(3) Occupation:==============YOUR(4) Age:=====================YOUR(5) Telephone Number:===========YOUR(6) Country:=====================
Best Regards,
Barr. Nicholas Romain.
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