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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:
- "money-gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- westuniontransferservice56@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: EMMAUNL OBISHOP <obishopemmaunl@gmail.com>
Reply-To: westuniontransferservice56@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 08:15:13 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION
Tairbhà a chara
Déanaimid teagmháil leat maidir le do chistà Cúitimh neamhéilithe
Dollar na Stát Aontaithe ($ 3.7 Milliún) a thaisceadh inár n-oifig ag
eagraÃocht Ecowas agus a threoraigh dúinn an t-airgead a sheoladh
chugat trà ATM VISA CARD NÓ Córas ÃocaÃochta aistrithe AR-LÃNE
Money-Gram do do éileamh éasca ar do chuid airgid. D'ordaigh tú dár
n-Aonad Tarchuir ÃocaÃochta EachtraÃ, Lome Togo de chuid Bhanc na
hAfraice, Cárta Creidmheasa a eisiúint duit. Dochar VISA, áit a
ndéanfar ($ 3.7 Milliún) USD a dhochar ó do chiste, chun leanúint ar
aghaidh ag tarraingt siar do chiste.
Déantar é seo chun a chur in iúl duit go bhfuil do chistà iomlána de $
3.7 Milliún sceidealta le hÃoc leat trà ATM VISA CARD.
Agus inniu tugaimid fógra duit go bhfuil do chiste creidiúnaithe don
Chárta VISA ag Banc UBA agus go bhfuil sé réidh le seachadadh freisin,
déan teagmháil anois le rúnaà Bhanc UBA is é an Dr. KENNEDY UZOKA
Stiúrthóir BainistÃochta Bhanc Aontaithe na hAfraice
SuÃomh Gréasáin an bhainc: http://www.ubagroup.com
ROINN CÃRTA VBA ATM UBA (Grúpa UBA (@UBAGroup)
Seol an fhaisnéis seo a leanas chun do Chárta BAT VISA creidiúnaithe a
sheachadadh chuig do sheoladh:
D'ainm iomlán ================
Do thÃr thionscnaimh ==========
Do chathair ======================
Do sheoladh baile ============
Do inscne =====================
Do aois ======================
Do shlà bheatha ===============
D’uimhir theileafóin ============
Cód zip do thÃre =========
BÃodh a fhios agat go bhfuil na socruithe riachtanacha go léir curtha
i gcrÃch againn maidir le d’ÃocaÃocht agus go bhfuil do Chárta BAT
VISA réidh le seoladh chugat a luaithe a dhéanann tú teagmháil linn
leis an bhfaisnéis thÃos.
Duine Teagmhála: Mrs. Vivian Francis
R-phost teagmhála: (westuniontransferservice56@gmail.com). Dá bhrà sin
ba chóir duit an fhaisnéis riachtanach a sheoladh chuig Mrs. Vivian
Francis a luaithe is féidir chun moilleanna gan ghá a sheachaint.
Go raibh maith agat
Vivian Francis (CAI) (601) oifigeach
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