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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:
- "security keeping fee" (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. )
- 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.
- kwamelamorde@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "BEN HARRIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kwamelamorde@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 23:26:06 -0700
Subject: BEN HARRIS
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Greetings!
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your
Confirmable
Bank ATM card worth
of $1.4M United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since
that time.
Then I went and deposited the Bank ATM card with DHL, before I
travelled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not
come
back till end of January. What you have to do now is to contact the
DHL as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package
to
so that the card will not expired before the date.
For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge and
insurance
fee. The only money you will send to delivering company to deliver
your Bank ATM card
direct to your postal Address in your country is ($155.00 US) One
Hundred
& Fifty Five United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee
for the
Security Keeping so that DHL will be able to deliver to you without
anymore delay .
You have to contact the DHL delivering agent now for urgent
delivery
of your Bank ATM card with this information bellow;
Contact Person: Mr. Kwame
Email Address: kwamelamorde@yahoo.com
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and
Direct telephone
number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask
them to
give you the confirmation receipt to enable you confirm your
package over
there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat
again, try
to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any
further delay
and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $155.00 US
Dollars
for their immediate action. You should also let me know through
email as soon
as you receive your Bank ATM card.
Yours Faithfully ,
BEN HARRIS
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