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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "consignment " (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)
- 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.
- optionsdhloffice202@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- william fedex senior delivery officer official. optionsdhloffice202@gmail.com website:www.fedex.com agent hon dan doherty; (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Mark william <dhloffice202@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:42:34 -0800
Subject: GREETING AND COMPLIMENTARY I HOPE THIS WAS THE SECOND NOTICE AND IT
WILL BE THE LAST NOTICE
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Please your urgent response is highly needed to avoid changing of the
ownership, according to the order we receive from the White House.
I'm here to inform you that in our office there are many numbers and
e-mail address whom their funds
have been in the office for some months now, we have been waiting for
them to contact us and demand for their funds delivery, but only few have
been contacted, but many are not. Then I was authorized by our
director to be in contact with all the numbers and email address to
verify and find out if the owners are still alive and aware of their
funds or not. That's why I 'contacted' you.
According to affidavit, the amount of
money in your consignment box worth the sum $4000,000.00 USD You're
required to forward your Full details of information for
verification such as:
Your full name____
Your home address___
Your airport address____
Your ID card_____
Your email address_____
Your cell phone #______
Next of kin------------
So that we can take place to your deliver immediately we cross-check and
see if it corresponds with the one on the official documents.
Urgently response for the details as soon as you received my message ok.
Best Regard; Mark William
FedEx Senior Delivery Officer Official.
Optionsdhloffice202@gmail.com
Website:www.fedex.com Agent Hon DAN Doherty; servicourier2016@gmail.com
ND Nasser
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