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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.
- officcee_info1@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "PHILLP DUFFY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officcee_info1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 05:17:13 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
FROM DUFFY ..
DEAR BENEFICIARY
APPLICATION OF CHANGE OF ACCOUNT
WE WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) GAVE
INSTRUCTION TO OUR BANK HERE IN UK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OUTSTANDING
PAYMENT IS PAID TO YOU BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.
YOUR NAME WAS AMONG THE LISTED BENEFICIARY THAT WAS PROGRAMMED FOR US
TO BE PAID. WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF THE ACCOUNT DETAILS YOU SEND TO US TO
CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF £19,500.000 (NINETEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS).
THEREFORE, WE ARE USING THE BELOW ACCOUNT TO CREDIT YOUR US£19,5M AS
YOU HAVE SUBMITTED TO THIS OFFICE. THE CREDITING BANK WILL BE INFORMED
OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
DO CONFIRM THE ACCOUNT ONCE MORE IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT
INFORMATION BELOW AND FILL THE FORM ATTACHED WITH THIS MAIL. YOU CAN
ALSO REPLY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX:
DRESDNER BANK AG ( NEW NAME COMMERZBANZ AG) FRANKFURT/MAIN-GERMANY
IBAN - DE5050080000664262700
SWIFT/BIC - DRESDEFF ACCOUNT -
664262700-400 / USD
ACC. OWNER: HOST BECKMANN
WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR RESPONSE.
YOU ARE ADVISED TO RESPOND TO THIS MAIL URGENTLY OR WE WILL TRANSFER
THE FUND TO THE ABOVE ACCOUNT AS DIRECTED.EMAIL ME ON THIS officcee_info1@yahoo.co.jp
REGARDS,
PHILLP DUFFY
HM TRESURY MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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