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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- 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.
- companydelivery557@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: From Mark Stevenson <vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv>
Reply-To: companydelivery557@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2021 18:25:09 -0700
Subject: Dear Good Friend.
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From Mark Stevenson
Dear Good Friend.
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Nigeria.
Presently I am in Nigeria for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn’t forget you’re past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed
us some how. Now contact my secretary in South Africa his name is Paul
Edward Hes Diplomatic Agent
Mark Stevenson.
Email: companydelivery557@gmail.com
Contact him and ask him to send you the total of $920.000.00.{Nine
Hundred And Twenty Thousand United States Dollars} which I kept for your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched
with my Diplomatic Agent Paul Edward and instruct him where to deliver
the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so
that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. Do send
to Paul Edward, your contact details.
Your Full Names…...........................................
You’re Address…..............................................
Cell Phone Number…........................................
Your occupation................................................
Your Age….....................................................
To enable him submit your details to my paying bank the first bank to
wire your compensation money to your nominated bank account/Bank Check
or they can send to you an authorized bank atm master card to your
address for you to withdraw the money from any bank atm machine in your
country.
In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects
which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that
I had forwarded instruction to my Diplomatic Agent on your behalf to
receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Paul Edward he
will deliver the amount in cash or chech book to you with out any delay.
Thanks and God bless you.
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