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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "IMF" <dene@odabas.xyz>
Reply-To: imfund@onet.eu
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:21:45 +0200
Subject: Attention Fund Owner
Dear Fund owner,
We want to inform you that the International Monetary Fund authorized our b=
ank to release your overdue contract inheritance payment fund of $2.5MUSD t=
o you, Though the fund originated from Europe but from all the indications,=
the people in charge of your payment failed woefully to release your fund =
to you after all your effort to claim it thus, The IMF and UN decided to ha=
nd your fund over to our bank here in taiwan(Taiwan Cooperative Bank) so it=
can be paid to you via bank to bank wire transfer or online banking depend=
ing the method of payment preferable to you.
You are hereby warned to stop whatever communications you are having with a=
group of persons or person in regards to your fund because they will conti=
nue to demand money from you with no fruition.
Get back to us immediately for more directives on the information we shall =
be needing from you so your fund can be released to you via bank to bank wi=
re payment or online banking which will enable you to access your fund and =
also transfer it from your online account to any bank account of your choic=
e.
Make your reply to *****imfnd@emailn.at*****
Regards
Mr. CHEN HUANG
Payment Representative
Taiwan Cooperative Bank=
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