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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.
- oa9399742@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "william (World ) Bank" <waltermaker4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wij7531@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 08:15:00 +0100
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary,
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Attn:
We have done crosschecking of all transactions on our database which
shows that you're fund is yet to remitted on due course. However
you're payment shall be released as soon as possible so you're
required to re-confirm you're details such as follow.
Full name
Address
Bank account name
Age/Occupation
Is mandated that all our pending transactions shall be transacted
within the limited period of time, So therefore your to furnish us
immediately with above required details to enable us commence with
you're payment. The reserve bank of has mandated every
inclusive transactions to be actualized immediately. Is also mandated
that you follow up immediately to enable me work immediately on you're
payment, However the administrative charge of ($550 usd) is required
so I will facilitate you're payment without hesitation.
The modes of payment available to our clients are as listed
contact me with this email, oa9399742@gmail.com
1) Wire transfer
2) Issuing of an ATM card
3) Bank draft
You have to choose from the list on the payment Thanks
Regards
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