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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.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR SUNIL GARY" <saskiaweissner@arcor.de>
Reply-To: jalfredi527@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 05:44:46 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION FUND OWNER 71
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
33 LIBERTY ST, NEW YORK
NY 10045, UNITED STATES
APPROVED PAYMENT OF ($500,000)
ATTENTION FUND OWNER
WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR EMAIL AND IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS URGENT ATTENTION.
THIS FUND IS YOUR SCAM VICTIM / COVID-19 COMPENSATION THAT HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO GO TO YOU FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST. PLEASE YOU HAVE TO WORK ACCORDING TO OUR RULES OR THIS WILL BE TERMINATED AND BE RETURN TO IT'S ORIGIN.
EVERY DOCUMENT WILL BE MAILED TO YOU AS SOON AS THE FUND IS IN YOUR POSSESSION.
NOTE: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED THAT WE GIVE BENEFICIARIES OPTIONS TO RECEIVING FUNDS SO AS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL DO ANYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET EVERYTHING IN-PLACE AND ON DOING SO, WE'LL LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE A FEE TO BE PAID IN OTHER TO MAKE THIS FUND AVAILABLE TO YOU.
PLEASE CHOOSE FROM BELOW OPTION AND LET US KNOW THE MEANS WHICH YOU PREFER TO RECEIVE THIS FUND:-
1) ONLINE BANKING: WE WILL CREATE A BANK ACCOUNT UNDER YOUR NAME AND YOU WILL HAVE ALL ACCESS TO IT AND THAT WILL ENABLE YOU MAKE YOUR
TRANSFERS INTO YOUR LOCAL BANKS .
2) ATM MASTER CARD: AN ATM CARD WILL BE MAILED TO YOU WHICH WE WILL SEND YOU THE PIN ON RECEIVING THE CARD.
YOUR RESPONSE IS WELCOMED.
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF
ALFRED JOHNSON
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