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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.
- 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.
- usb1623@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: US BANK <nwaforjefer@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usb1623@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2021 22:02:01 -0700
Subject: US
After today's board meeting of the management of this bank, Ministry
of Finance,Internal Revenue Service of the United States (IRS),
The Reserve Bank and the World Bank Directorate it was gathered that
your overdue compensation fund worth US$5 Million has been
deposited with this bank for onward payment/ transfer to your
designated/choose bank account. the reason for this is because your
name
was among the scam victims that lost a lot of money to African and
European Fraudsters, you are hereby advised to without delay stop
all contact going on between you and anybody on internet because you
will end up at nothing.Reply to this email(usb1623@gmail.com)
RE-CONFIRM YOUR BELOW DETAILS.
Your Full Name__________________________
Your Residential Address________________
Your Sex/ Age___________________________
Occupation______________________________
Telephone/Fax___________________________
Next of Kin_____________________________
The US bank will immediately remit your account once I reconfirm your
banking details.
Your utmost response is needed to enable us proceed with your payment.
We are looking forward to hear from you.
Thanks for choosing US Bank
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Rick Ruzzi
Executive Region Manager
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