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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.
- atmdigitaloffice1986@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MRS ANITA EDWOOD <mike55kelvin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmdigitaloffice1986@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:14:34 -0800
Subject: Very Urgent Dear Beneficiary
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Very Urgent Dear Beneficiary
This is to official inform you of your compensation payment valued sum
of U.S$3.5 Million USD which has deposited to converted it into an ATM
Visa Card and deliver it to you, therefore kindly be advice to contact
ATM card center today., Since your email address is among the lucky
beneficiaries who will receive the compensation payment we have
arranged your payment to be paid to you through ATM VISA CARD and
deliver to your postal address with the Pin Numbers as to
enable you withdraw from any ATM Machine of your choice till you
withdraw the whole funds therein the your ATM Card before get to
exhausted.
Provide Your ATM Card Delivery Address Bellow:
Your Full Name ::::: :
Your Country:::::::
Your Direct Tel ::::::::
Your Address / City::::::::
Your occupation ::::::::
Your :Sex/ Age ::::::::
Contact person in position to your ATM Card: Mr Douglas Williams email
(atmdigitaloffice1986@gmail.com) As a matter of fact your immediate
respondent
understanding will be appreciate by you follow instructions while they
await to hear from you to enable their immediate action ., Again do
indicate to them
this code(6759) being your code of conduct thanks.
Yours in Services
Mrs Anita Edwood
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