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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.
- dougtulin@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Sam Dade <officemoneygram21@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dougtulin@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:47:47 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear
Attention Dear
I am pastor Sam Dade and also a UBA Bank agent here in Republic of
Ireland Dublin and i wish to inform you that you have a valuable of
$6.5 MILLION ATM Card now
onhold, please email the manager of the U B A bank Mr Douglas Tulino
for the approval of the shipping of your international visa card worth
($6.5m USD)to your country,
email him at (dougtulin@gmail.com) and inform him that Pastor Sam UBA
agent in Republic of Ireland is awaiting his approval to enable him
ship your international visa
card to you.
Confirm this to Him again to avoid mistakes or shipping your card to
wrong address.
Your current address, cell phone number and your full name. l will
proceed with you in making the shipping as soon as i received an
approval frpm mr.Williams so email
him immediately.
Best Regard
Sam Dade
UBA Bank Agent.
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