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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- wwwww.usa.imf.office258@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Daniel Koch <kochdaniel221@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wwwww.usa.imf.office258@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:54:15 +0100
Subject: Attn: Fund Beneficiary,
Hello Dear..
this is to inform you that after our meeting in belgium with all
africa minister of finance hold on 29th june 2020 in belgium we all
agree that there will no conpasention or any wining funds transfer to
the owner from africa should be handle with any african bank, we have
suspend them for the moment because the complain we are having in a
day is so much.
due to the complain of scamers comes from africa
Now we the united nation bord decided to provide bank from European
continent that can be able to handle every international wining funds
to the owner to avoid the complains of the africa internet scamers,
we have concluded to make the choice from spainish international bank
to help, which we have finalize everything today.
so you have to contact mr Joe luck. Benin Republic and with your full
information and ask him to send you the spainish bank information
where your total fund of $3.5 united state dollars is now. to enable
them make the successful transfer of your fund into your account
without any delay. this is his E_mail address that United States
government give him to use as the purpose of the proceeding the
payment. Contact him at this E_mail.(
wwwww.usa.imf.office258@gmail.com ) contact him now and ask him to
send you the spainish bank information to enable them proceed with the
transfer of your fund as soon as you contact them.
Please try to update me in this WhatsApp number: +15732966100 or call
me as soon as your fund hint into your account.
THANKS BEST REGARDS
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