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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- nikkidalong11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Nikki dalong" <adinoyionukaba11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nikkidalong11@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:39:01 -0700
Subject: Appreciation
Attn: Beneficiary;
From Department of Justice and United States
Treasury under the approval of the new elected president Joe Biden .
My name is Mr. Nikki Delong special agent in the department of state
homeland security.
We hereby got a notification that you have been dealing with some
scammers on the internet . After our investigation we found out that
your full name and Email address was on the list among the scam victims
that were supposed to be compensated by the Federal Government of the
United State of America with the sum of $90.5 million US dollars (Ninety
million five hundred thousand us dollars) And one Mercedes Benz g
wagon 2022 model .
We hereby demand for your full information to avoid wrong delivery.
Reconfirm the following details ;
Your Full Name....
Country....
Cell phone Number....
Home address...
Email address...
Occupation....
Nearest airport..
Note: immediately you send your full details I will process your
delivery immediately,
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Nikki daylong
nikkidalong11@gmail.com
Phone number ;+1 346 489 1542
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