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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:
- 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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Dr FRANK MOSES <mrs.kemi200@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeoffice3321@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:23:07 -0700
Subject: CONTACT FOR THE IMMEDAITE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD:
I am Dr FRANK MOSES. Director general of US Postal Service, We have
been waiting for you to contact us for your parcel that has been
registered with us for shipment to you. It may interest you to know
that a letter is also added to your parcel but we cannot quote the
content to you via email for security reasons. We understand that the
content of your parcel is an ATM CARD loaded with the sum of $3.5
Million Dollars.Contact me urgently with the below information.
Your address,
full name
your direct phone number,
for more instruction on how to dispatch your parcel to you first thing
tomorrow morning.
text me ( +1956-306-8133 )
NOTE: If you received this message in your spam/bulk folder that is
because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service
Provider we urge you to treat it genuinely.
Thanks For Your Understanding,
Yours Faithfully,
Dr FRANK MOSES
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