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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:
- ",500,000" (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.
- 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.
- fundclaims6@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: =?UTF-8?Q?Mr=2E_Philippe_Le_Hou=C3=A9rou?= <dr.thomas.a.edge01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fundclaims6@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 05:50:28 -0700
Subject: IFC Relief Funds Approved.
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Congratulations!
We are pleased to announce that your EMAIL ADDRESS has been selected
to receive $ 1,500,000 under the IFC Global Development Funding
Program. It was agreed and signed by the management team of the
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Board of Directors of
the World Bank Group and UBA Group. The reference number of your file
is (IFC-060290_EC).
All beneficiaries were selected through the IFC Global Random
Integrated System, which has received more than 27 million e-mail
addresses on the Internet. The lucky beneficiaries do not need to buy
a ticket to participate in this IFC Global Development Funding
program. Include your full details, such as your name and phone
number: Age: Gender: Address and your file reference for processing
and disbursing your IFC Global Development Fund. You are to receive
your funding through a certified VISA ATM Card. With this VISA Card
you can withdraw money from any part of the World without being
disturbed or delay. Contact Mrs. Onari Duke with your code:
IFC-060290_EC for more information.
Card Issuing Bank: UBA Group
Contact Name: Mrs. Onari Duke
Email: fundclaims6@gmail.com
We hope to hear from you as soon as you receive payment for the IFC
Global Development Fund.
Greetings,
Mr. Philippe Le Houérou (Chairman of IFC)
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NOTE: If you have received this message in your SPAM / BULK folder
because your ISP has introduced restrictions, we (IFC Team) kindly ask
you to handle it.
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