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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 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.
- agent.andrewconge@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Andrew W. Conge" <agentconge@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 03:25:14 +0100
Subject: Re: Dear Citizen
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Dear Citizen,
This is to officially inform you that we have been having meetings for
the past Seven (7) months which ended two days ago with the new World
Bank president and other seven continent presidents on The Congress
treated issues concerning those that have not received their
compensation and winning fund from Africa due to high levels of scam
and irregularities.
Therefore we have decided to contact you following the reports we
received from Anti-Fraud International Monitoring Group your name/
email has been submitted to us therefore the United Nations have
agreed to compensate you with the sum of( US$2.5 million USD ) this
compensation is also including international business that failed due
to bad Government officials problems and Tax Refund etc.
Note we have arranged your payment through MasterCard ATM which is the
latest instruction from the World Bank president . therefore be
advised to contact our Representative. Agent Conge Andrew who is in
position to release your MasterCard ATM. contact him with the below
email and information.
Agent Conge Andrew
EMAIL ( agent.andrewconge@gmail.com )
Phone: 0022967669193
and make sure you forward your full delivery details to prove
yourself. CALL HIM AS SOON AS YOU SEND YOUR INFORMATION TO HIM
1. Full Name:.......................
2. Country:...................... ......
3. Delivery Address:........
4. Cellphone..........:
5 Occupations.........
Yours in service
Hon. Andrerw W. Conge Of
Citibank New York- United States
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