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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.
- 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.
- shippingcompanylogistics@citromail.hu (Citromail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Alexis Vandegr Dispatcher" <onlineoffice9865497@gmail.com>
Reply-To: assigneddeliveryofficer@citromail.hu
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 10:53:38 -0800
Subject: Your Parcel Registration No: 834066.
Attn: Package Owner
I am Alexis Vandegr the assigned dispatcher for the delivery of your inspected package. As stated in your Package Proof of Delivery (POD)
your package contains COVID-19 Solidarity Community Response and Recovery Fund donation Bank Draft and 2 ATM Visa Debit Cards with registration No – 834066.
Your package arrived our office yesterday with an attached memo of application requesting for the immediate change of the delivering
address to #1083 Lock haven Way, San Jose, California, USA.
Please confirm this request through: shippingcompanylogistics@citromail.hu do we proceed the delivering to the above submitted address? Get back
to me immediately to avoid wrong delivering.
Mr.Alexis Vandegr.
Assigned delivery officer.
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