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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- deanathanasia8@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: John GARY <jw788119@gmail.com>
Reply-To: deanathanasia8@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:27:36 -0700
Subject: Good Day
Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice
FBI New York 26 Federal Plaza 23rd Floor New. York 10278-0004
Official Letter from the FBI New York.
Very Urgent
This is to notify to you that I resumed work to office last week back
and i received update from United Nations High Commissioner António
Guterres and he told me that there will be an International Flight
tomorrow by 4pm and Mrs. Norman Ricardo will act as your diplomat and
deliver the package to you which will take only 24 hours to get the
package delivered. The actual fee was $300 but it was reduced to $200
this morning to ensure that you received your package tomorrow.
Note: The package you will receive contain a Visa Credit Card which
contain $4 Million Master Credit Card which contain $200,000 and a
verified cashier check worth $3 Million with the required security
document which was made in your name as the sole owner and it also
include the security pin you will use to transact with both credit
cards.
You suppose to receive your funds all this while but formal FBI
director James Comey and Andrew G. Mccabe failed but this time you
will surely get your funds successful as far as you comply with the
instruction.
Your funds are from the UN compensation/bailout funds for citizens of
UN member countries and citizens of commonwealth Nations for poverty
alleviation during this economic crunch and recession. The sum of $9BN
was shared amongst 215 companies and individuals. You were awarded the
fund for investment to ease the economic crunch and to be profitable
and help others in need as a measure to ease the present economic
hardship.
The sum of $200 is required to enable Mr. Nwakasi Kenneth Omelikachi,
from the origin of your fund in Nigeria get a diplomatic package seal
with tag or else the International Airport customs will not allow him
to board the flight with the package and this diplomatic package seal
with tag will be made in your name as the owner of the package.
There is no much time left and the fee need to be paid today to enable
him board tonight flight and it will take 24 hours to get the package
delivered to you. Send the $200 charge fee and get your package
delivered within 24 hours and this will be the only fee and last fee
required from you toward this transaction.
I am online waiting for your reply with the $200 payment so that you
will get your fund successful by tomorrow from the diplomat Mrs.
Norman Ricardo. If you could not send by fee by other means, then
purchase $100*2 iTunes card scratch it and send the copy to me, you
can purchase the iTunes card at any Mall or Supermarket around you.
You must surely receive your parcel within 24hrs, you have my %100
assurance so go ahead to send the fee and get back to me now.
FULL NAME.....
HOME ABBRESS;
AGE/OCCUPATION;;
VALID PHONE NUMBER
COUNTRY/STATE UNITED
contants deanathanasia8@gmail.com +1(360)998-4297
DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER ASHER WRAY
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
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