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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Graham Douglas <grahadugas2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: grahadugas@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 13:43:44 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY
*Your Attention Please !!*
*Good day to you, this is to inform you that I am the head of logistics
Central bank of Africa Annex branch for both foreign and local creditors.
In our treasury lies many unclaimed and undelivered Universal ATM Cards of
Master,Visa, Verve etc which will give you very easy withdrawal of your
money from any Automatic Teller Machine (ATM).I hereby therefore inform you
that your own loaded ATM Card valued US $2.5M (Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars Only) **contract balance* *now **Approved by **Federal
Authority *
*is among them here. You have to tell us how you will like to collect it
either you come here for it or you send your full contact address to us for
easy delivery to your house. We have being mandated to Deliver these ATM
Cards to their various and respective owners before the ending of next
month Sept 2021 so hurry up.Get back to us today with your vital
information.*
*Regards,*
*Graham Douglas*
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