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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- rev.david.79@inbox.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.david.79@inbox.ru>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:53:06 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION FUND OWNER
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ADDRESS:TINUBU SQUARE CUSTOM STREET TINUBU SQUARE,
MARINA RD, LAGOS ISLAND,LAGOS
ATTENTION FUND OWNER:
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA WRITES TO LET YOUR NOTICE THAT SOME OF FOUR MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS}$4.8}HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE WORLD BANK ORGANIZATION AND WORLD
PRESIDENCY UNION TO BE RECEIVED BY YOU AS FORM OF COMPENSATION FOR BEING A SCAM VICTIM IN THE PAST YEARS OR YOUR FAMILY BEING BADLY
AFFECTED BY COVID-19.
NOTE: YOU ARE REQUESTED TO CONFIRM YOUR VALID INFORMATION SO AS TO ENABLE THE BANK REACHING THROUGH TO YOU TO BE SURE WE ARE DEALING WITH THE AFFECTED PERSON OR THE FAMILY.
CONFIRM BELOW INFORMATION;
COMPLETE NAME AS STATED ON YOUR ID CARD:
PHONE NUMBER OR WHATSAPP NUMBER TO QUICKLY REACH OUT TO YOU:
ADDRESS:
ID CARD FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSE :
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS WELCOMED AS WE ARE OPEN TO RECEIVE ANY QUESTION THAT MIGHT DISTURB YOU.
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: rev.david.79@inbox.ru
YOURS IN SERVICE
REV DAVID DANIEL
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