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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "alexwu1101@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "alexwu1101@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "alexwu1101@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Fraud email example:
From: info@office.com
Reply-To: alexwu1101@outlook.com
Date: 12 May 2022 12:48:45 +0800
Subject: Reply-To; alexwu1101@outlook.com; YOU-WON-FIFA-LOTTO=$800,000
P.O.Box 8044 Zurich,
Switzerland.
Tel: +41-(0)43 222 7788
Contact Person: Alex Wu
Email: alexwu1101@outlook.com
Dear Winner,
Please contact us for you winning amount of US$800,000.00 (Eight
Hundred Thousand US D0llars Only) in the FIFA-QATAR 2022 World
Cup Lottery Promotions. Kindly contact our FIFA Agent with all
necessary details as required below here. Please quote your
winning number: FIFA/QATAR2022/QA88400
Contact Agent:
Mr. Alex Wu
Email: alexwu1101@outlook.com
Website: https://www.fifa.com
You should send the following details;
1) Full Names:
2) Mobile N0:
3) Country:
4) Male/Female
5) Alternative Email:
You have within 48 hours to reply and submit all necessary
details. Failure to do this will lead to immediate loss of your
winning prize.
Your winning must be kept confidential for security reasons until
you have received/claimed your winning prize.
Congratulations once again from our FIFA Team!!!
Yours Faithfully,
Alex Wu
FIFA Headquarters.
Global Claims Center
Switzerland.
Email: alexwu1101@outlook.com
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