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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- 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.
- europeaninvestmentbank599@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Francesca <banqueatlantique00846@gmail.com>
Reply-To: europeaninvestmentbank599@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 May 2022 02:17:27 -0700
Subject: hello
Attenzione caro proprietario dell'email,
Questo per informarti che il tuo indirizzo email ha vinto un premio di $
1.500.000,00 (solo un milione e cinquecentomila dollari statunitensi) . Ti
scrivo ancora una volta per congratularmi con te per questa grande vittoria
che ti porterà al tuo indirizzo e-mail.
La lotteria è stata organizzata da (Molottery 2022) di seguito è riportato
il sito Web in cui puoi verificarlo tu stesso.
https://www.lotteryusa.com/missouri/lotto/anno
Il tuo indirizzo e-mail è stato tra i fortunati vincitori degli indirizzi
e-mail selezionati che quest'anno hanno vinto il gioco nazionale Molottery
sponsorizzato da (Molottery 2022) e la promozione del premio 2022
organizzata da Yahoo e Microsoft nel Regno Unito, il tuo indirizzo e-mail
era tra i vincitori in un sistema di estrazione computerizzato
randomizzato World Wide Web estratto da oltre un milione di aziende e
indirizzi e-mail individuali delle persone attive online, il tuo indirizzo
e-mail è uno dei vincitori selezionati.
Quello che devi fare ora è selezionare una delle 4 opzioni seguenti per
ricevere il tuo premio in denaro.
1) Bonifico Bancario?
2) Pagamento giornaliero Western Union?
3) Consegna espressa?
4) Bancomat?
Scegli una delle quattro 4 opzioni precedenti e rispondimi subito con le
tue informazioni complete e inizieremo a elaborare la transazione.
CONTATTA IL RESPONSABILE DEI RECLAMI ITALIA
Francesca UTILI:
membro del consiglio di amministrazione Banca europea per gli investimenti
(BEI)
Telefono/ WhatsApp: +1 702 825 2213
E-mail: europeaninvestmentbank599@gmail.com
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