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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (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.
- dxgmark@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frd <edubaron87@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dxgmark@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 23:54:50 +0000
Subject: Read Carefully

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Dear Sir/Madam,

To whom it may concern, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) through our
department, Financial Recovery Division (FRD) team. has approved all scam
victims/ victims of circumstance. all participants were selected randomly
through a computer draw system and entitled to receive compensation in
excess of ($2,500,000.00) each.

The fund was approved to be delivered to you within 2 days by cash through
diplomatic courier services. PLEASE NOTE: ( $5000.00) was removed from your
entitlement fund for all logistics expenses. Therefore, what you should be
expecting to receive is a cash of ($2,495,000.00). Kindly reply back to
Greg Dexter the head of Financial recovery division at (dxgmark@gmail.com)
for guideline and claim.

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