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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- josephmaduka01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Joseph Maduka" <chrisken516@gmail.com>
Reply-To: josephmaduka01@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:47:45 +0000
Subject: Attention Beneficiary
WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAM DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND
TRANSFERS Washington DC WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
This is a true compensation Approved from the UNITED NATION to
compensate you due to maybe you has been scam before and again you may
be victim of scam by wrong people who paraded them selves on what they
are not so because of this the United Nation approved the NET WEST
bank in Washington DC where your fund originated to process ATM MASTER
CARD with valid cash of usd $10,000.000.00 Million in your favor in
order to compensate you so that if you have been scammed before this
is a compensation and you will be making your withdrawals from the ATM
MASTER CARD as you will be allowed in making withdrawals minimum of
usd $10,000 per a day or every 24hrs from any ATM MACHINE around you.
Your ATM MASTER CARD will be delivered to your address through courier
delivery services within 3 days
please note that we are only using FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as it is the
only company that we signed a contract with so we can actually monitor
the delivery so many complaints are rising up every day concerning the
inability of the young courier companies unable to make deliveries we
have also learn that the DHL company asks for security fees IMF fees
FBI fees
my dear there is no such thing as that the only payment that the
courier companies anywhere in the world asks of is just the delivery
fee and the security fee, which is very understanding please you have
to be very care full in your dealings as there is no such thing as IMF
fee or documents the united nations has warned all the security
agencies to desist from an illegal act as this fund is been sent to
you due to the rate of poverty and as such no one has the power to
stop your delivery
for you to be safe we will assign a special task force team to follow
up your delivery with the delivery LADY SO AS TO BE SURE THAT NOTHING
HAPPENS TO YOUR PARCEL ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR CARD YOU WILL CALL THIS
NUMBER AND SEND A THE CODE I WILL GIVE TO YOU THEY WILL ACTIVATE YOUR
CARD INSTANTLY
BELOW ARE YOUR ATM CARD
AMOUNT CREDIT : USD$20.000.000.00 MILLION
YOUR ATM CARD ACCOUNT 4033052100311896
CARD LIMIT PER A DAY USD$10,000
EXPIRING DATE 12/01/2024
PIN CODE # 7501
ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE ONLY FEE YOU WILL SEND DOWN TO THE COURIER
COMPANY IS JUST THE DELIVERY AND SECURITY FEE WHICH IS JUST $245 NO
ONE DARES TO ASK FOR ANY MORE FEES. IF ANYONE DOES, REPORT TO US
IMMEDIATELY YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT ABOUT THIS
DELIVERY YOU WILL BE SURPRISED ON HOW EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT
ACCORDINGLY DON'T HAVE DOUBT AT ALL OK EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE TRUST
ME
Once you send THE fee your ATM MASTER CARD will be processed and
delivered to your Address and you can as well move down to any nearest
ATM PAYING MACHINE to make your withdrawals without any delay I am
waiting to hear from you
Mr.Joseph Maduka
PHONE Call or text number::: +1(773-828-9484)
Email::: (josephmaduka01@gmail.com)
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