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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:
- "consignment " (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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- mrmalikioahu@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: federal government of USA <standardbankofamerica002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmalikioahu@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 02:00:06 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY
Hello dear
I’m Mr Makiki Oahu from the federal government of USA,
I’m contacting you regarding your consignment box worth
of $10.7 million usd which was handed over to me by the
federal government, this consignment box has been here
with me for a long time now and a man named Mr Mark Edward
come to my office yesterday afternoon and complain that you’re
died in a car accident and you give him the power in the hospital
bed to clam this funds as your next of kin and he wanting to pay
for the delivery of the package which is $150 and I told him to
come back tomorrow for me to verify if this is true or not so kindly
get back to me if you’re still alive
You also get back to me with your full delivery information blow
Your full name.....
Your full delivery address.......
Your email address...........
Your phone no............
A copy of your ID card..........
Occupation...................
contact email(mrmalikioahu@gmail.com)
I’m waiting to hear back from you as soon as possib
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