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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:
- "00,000.00" (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.
- info.imfund@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: un info <maxwelgeorge235@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.imfund@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 22:05:23 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY
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Good morning
The international monetary fund and the United Nation launched an
effort to compensate all the victims of fraud and your email address
was found in the list of
fraud/scam victims.
The programs are as follows:
(1) Eradication of scamming strategies by advanced technology input and dating
(2) Compensation of scam victims.
(3) Instantiates funds in any kinds
(4) Next of kin
(5) Bit coins investors
Your email address was found and you are one of those to be
compensated by the united nation and international monetary fund.
Your total compensation fund is$11.500,000.00 USD this money is
presently banked with the remittance department of the international
monetary fund.
All you have to do is to contact us now with the following details to
enable your fund to be processed and be released to you within the
stipulated time frame.
Please forward to us your personal information as below.
Your Full Name==================
Your Country of Origin============
Your Home address =============
Your Age ====================
Your phone number =============
And you are the one to make your choice where and how you can receive
your funds,
1, through bank to bank transfer
2, through ATM card delivery
3, through online banking system
our email address {info.imfund@yahoo.com}
Once again, congratulations.
My regards.
Dr Mike Ben
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