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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
- wangaganma018@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Dr Godswill Ibori <westernandunion@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vodahelen@citromail.hu
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:48:01 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY
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How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family. You may not
understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember me,you
might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I am
using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from
the Island of St Martins who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.
I want to thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer
of fund into
your account due to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want
to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank
to my new partner's account in Island of St Martins that was capable
of assisting me in this great venture.But due to your effort,sincerity,courage
and trust worthiness you shown during the course of the transaction. I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of US$1.2.000.000
I have left a certified international ATM CARD for you worth of
US $1.2,000.000 withdraw able any where in the world am sure it will go along
way in cushioning the effect of this pandemic called Covid19.
My Dear friend, I will like you to contact my secretary her name is Mrs
Wangaga ,on her direct email address at[ wangaganma018@gmail.com ]for
collection of your ATM CARD. I have authorized her to release the ATM CARD
to you whenever you ask her for it.
1.FULL NAMES:______________________
2.ADDRESS:____________ __________
3.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_______________
4.TELEPHONE NUMBER:___________________
Dr Godswill Ibori
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