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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.
- 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.
- fundsorigin915@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MR Jerome H powell <william123oscar@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fundsorigin915@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:50:12 -0700
Subject: MR Jerome H powell
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Attantion please.
This is Jerome H powell the manager of the world Bank head quarter at
the 1818 H street, NW washington, DC 20433 USA how are you doing
today this is to inform you that we have received authorization power
to acradit your account with the total amount of$10.2 million USD and
Black BMW CAR it's very important that you are going to reconfirm your
fully information if you wish to receive it true bank telegraphic or
true delivered agent it's your choice I'm waiting to hear from you as
soon as possible kindly suspended everything you are doing right now
and get back to me with your total information to avoid handle your
fund to the USA government which is very wrong I'm really excited that
you are going to receive your fund as possible as you comply with me
thanks best regards Mr Jerome h Powell
Your name ......
Your home address......
Your phone number......
Your ID card...........
so please . you best to your details so that you will received your fund early
contact me with my email; fundsorigin915@gmail.com or text me with my
phone number; +18063041493
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