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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.
- mrjohnwilliams95@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Lucein Ovia" <shorebank1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjohnwilliams95@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:23:43 +0100
Subject: Your Fund Transfer Is Ready
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Kindly Contact Federal Reserve Bank
Attn: Beneficiaries:
I' m very sorry it's taken this long to get back to you, but we have
just managed to process how to transfer your total fund $18.7 million
to you through online bank wire transfer because we was directed to
transfer your total fund to you through online bank wire transfer
according to the instruction given by United Nation, Meanwhile you are
required to contact Federal Reserve Bank immediately enable us proceed
with your transfer without any further delay because all the process
how to transfer your total fund to you have already made done waiting
for you to contact us with your bank details.
Take note your fund has already deposited in Federal Reserve Bank and
your total fund will also remain in Federal Reserve Bank here until
you contact them and as soon as you contacted Federal Reserve Bank
they will transfer your total fund $18.7 million usd to you without
delay.
Kindly Contact Federal Reserve Bank Of New York
Mr. John C. Williams
Email: mrjohnwilliams95@gmail.com
Telephone number: +1 872-204-5835
Thank you.
With my best regards,
Mrs.Lucein Ovia
Your Fund Transfer Is Ready
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