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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:
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: PARTNERS BANK OF CALIFORNIA <internationalmoneytaryfund3015@gmail.com>
Reply-To: brownjames0101@citromail.hu
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:02:15 -0800
Subject: PICK UP YOUR FUNDS TODAY
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PARTNERS BANK OF CALIFORNIA
HEADQUARTERS 409 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Idaho 19809 USA.
DEAR BENEFICIARY,
GOOD DAY TO YOU, PLEASE WE ARE SORRY FOR OUR LATE RESPONSE CONCERNING
WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH ON YOUR TRANSFER BUT THANK GOD THAT WE HAVE
FINAL SUCCEEDED THIS AFTERNOON SO ALL I WANT YOU TO DO NOW IS CLICK
THE BANK SITE LINK BELOW AND FILL YOUR CORRECT EMAIL AND PASSWORD
BEFORE YOUR TRANSFER WILL COMMENCE AND YOU WILL USE YOUR HAND TO
TRANSFER YOUR FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT HAVING ANY PROBLEM
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM THEN YOU NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY AND WE WILL
SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING GO SUCCESSFUL.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU FILL IN THE CORRECT
INFORMATION OF YOUR VALID EMAIL AND PASSWORD TO CONFIRM YOUR TRANSFER,
SO MAKE SURE YOU FILL IN THE CORRECT EMAIL AND PASSWORD IF YOU RECEIVE
THIS EMAIL ON YOUR SPAM BOX MOVE IT TO YOUR INBOX BEFORE CLICKING ON
THE LINK
https://news.isit.or.th:8080/uploads/siteorigin-widgets/file/ie.html
YOUR PHONE NUMBER IS NEEDED AND WHATEVER DELAY OR PROBLEM DON'T JUST
DELAY TO INFORM US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT ONCE IS SUCCESSFUL GET BACK
TO US TO SEND YOU THE TRANSFER SLIP TO CONFIRM YOUR FUND WITH YOUR
BANK AFTER 72 HOURS. WE WISH YOU CONGRATULATION IN ADVANCE AND WAITING
FOR YOUR RESPONSE AS SOON AS YOUR FUND TRANSFER IS COMPLETE
SUCCESSFULLY
YOURS IN SERVICE AND THANKS FOR CO-UNDERSTAND
BROWN JAMES
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY,
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY
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