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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.
- rubengalvan544@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Ruben Galvan <lanieseabaughhqr76@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rubengalvan544@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 05:08:32 -0700
Subject: Greetings to you
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Greetings to you.
This is to inform you that the International Monetary Fund [IMF] and
the United Nations [UN] is compensating all the scammed victims
$330.000.00 United States Dollars.
Your name and email address was mentioned to the United States Secret
Service by one of the Scammers who was arrested.
Meanwhile this Compensation department has been mandated by the IMF
and the United Nations to deliver your compensation funds to you
through your current residents home address which is 100 % Guarantee
for delivery to you as one of the scammed victim.
The only fee you have to pay is their Security fee $100,00, Please contact
him and make the payment immediately.
Buy the Apple gift card of $100 before contacting him.
Contact Agent Mr Ruben Galvan
Through Email. rubengalvan544@gmail.com
Get back to us with your fully details such as.
Your name......
Your occupation......
Your phone number......
Your age......
Your ID card....
These information are needed before the delivery takes place. Thanks
for cooperate with us.
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