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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- infomanagementservice1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "J.Fonline" <ksrecruitment19@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infofranks9@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2021 23:35:36 -0700
Subject: MAIL
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Hello,
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from India.
Presently I am in India for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn’t forget you’re past efforts and
attempts to assisted me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us some how. Now contact my lawyer in IstanbulTurkey his name
is Barrister Booger Joey , Email: infomanagementservice1@yahoo.com
Contact him and ask him to send you the total of $520.000.00.{Five
Hundred And Twenty Thousand United States Dollars},It endorsed in ATM
Visa Card.which I kept to compensate you for
your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter, I
appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get
in touched with my lawyer and instruct him where to send the card to
you . Please do let me know immediately you receive the card so that
i will send you the PIN NUMBER you will use to activate the card in
any atm machine near you,Do send your contact details to the lawyer.
Looking forwards to hear from you so that we can share joy together.
Mr.Jeffery Franks
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