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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.
- ciaoffice2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "mrs. gina cheri haspel" <deliveryoffice535@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ciaoffice2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:13:11 -0800
Subject: dear email beneficial contact me (904) 650-0909
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Hello Greetings to you
This is Mrs Gina Cheri Haspel from Central intelligence agencies
(CIA) United States of America. I’m texting you today due to the scam
officials Email and text we have been receiving about you sending
Money to Africans Claiming to have funds or what so ever they are
telling you about that makes you to send Money them without
Confirmation from the president or the Forces here in United States
even the worst part of this is that they are yawing Christopher Asher
Wray to scams As well but. Right now we the Central intelligence
agencies ( CIA) has Decided to put our hands on this to ensure no one
sent Money to those frauds anymore and from today you are being
Monitored if you ever try to do send anything without asking for
Confirmation you will be put to Jail for two years after that you will
come back to your right senses.
Apart from that we have Decided to Compensate you with the Sum of $23
Billion United States dollars And now you are to Choose how you need
it delivery to you. 3 Options
1, Bank to Bank wire transfer which you have to pay for The Charge
which is only going to Cost you $300
2, delivery of ATM Card to your doorstep which your address will be
needed and it is only going to cost you $498
3, C
onsignment Box delivery you only have to pay $375
And you are to keep this as secret to ensure you get your Money
successful to you Okay contact me with
this email address [ciaoffice2@gmail.com] here ismy number (253)
655-1177, you can call me if you like to
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