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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: david louis <zako@klubujezd.cz>
Reply-To: ubmmo505@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 17:05:34 +0000
Subject: Hello dear customer
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Hello my name is Mr. David Louis I'm contacting you
from DHL Express Point, NYC, I was instructed to
contact you for the registration of your package that
is here
value $50,000.00
Cash On Delivery
You advise to reconfirm your current information and
make sure your information is correct to avoid wrong
delivery.
Receiver Name:
Receiving Address:
Receiver Phone Number:
Receiver Email Address:
Receiver Country/City:
Also I want to inform you that today my phone fell
down and phone screen broken, now you can contact me
on telegram with phone number below +1 917-268-2771,
and also send me your house address where your
package will be deliver to
Link
http://www.dhl.com
call:+1 917-268-2771
email:davidlouis.dl@wyan.org
Sent from DHL company.
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