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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:
- 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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "offileupdate1010@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "offileupdate1010@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "offileupdate1010@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR. KELLY WIDEMANs" <info@johnson.org>
Reply-To: offileupdate1010@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:27:30 +0100
Subject: ACT URGENTLY PLEASE.
FROM FEDERAL INSPECTION SERVICE
EGO BIA COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA
MR. KELLY WIDEMAN
E-mail: offileupdate1010@outlook.com
SUB: CONFIRMATION NOTICE
Attn;
My name is MR. KELLY WIDEMAN (I.G) from the Federal Inspection Service F.I.S Benin Republic. The purpose of written to you today is to inform you that the government of this country Benin Republic are rewarding you the sum of $1000.000 00 as one of the scam victim. We where able to get your email through those that extorted money from you when the police got some of them arrested, One of them gave us your email address. The government of this country has set aside the sum of
$1000.000 00 by Atm Card to send to you through Dhl Courier Company, the maximium amount you will be withdrawing each day is $30,000.00, the Atm Card will enable you cash your fund to any Atm Machine center in your Area,We thereby made a concrete arrangement with Dhl Courier Company for safe delivery to your door-step once you meet up with the
demand of conveying the parcel of your Atm Card.
Below is your Atm Secret Pin Code (7712A)
You advice to contact Federal Inspection Service Benin Republic Office ( offileupdate1010@outlook.com ) immediately with your full information for confirmation and aproval of the delivery of your Atm Card and also to enable our office confirm that you are the real owner of this E-maill address to aviod any mistake.
Your Full Name=======
Your Country=========
Your City==========
Your Telephone Number======
The Amount You Lost=======
Contact our Office with this information below for more information
and for quick deliver of your Atm Card
Here are the SCAMMERS that was arrested
MR. KELLY WIDEMAN
FROM FEDERAL INSPECTION SERVICE
EGO BIA COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA
MR. KELLY WIDEMAN
E-mail: offileupdate1010@outlook.com
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