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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- 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.
- officialdeskdhs@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: United States Department of the Treasury <wellsfargo.bank.zip@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officialdeskdhs@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 22:09:31 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION
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I am Mr. David G. Brown from the United States Department of the
Treasury. I'm truly sorry if you receive this important message in
your spam box due to the IP and mail delivery settings. This urgent
message is to inform you that the newly appointed Secretary of the
United States Department of the Treasury Ms. Janet Yallen, has
approved the immediate release and delivery of your fund to you
During the file verification exercise as directed by the newly
appointed Secretary of the Treasury, she came across a payment file in
your name. This file has all the payment approval documents,
especially from the United Nations Payment Agency as well as other
agencies including US agencies. However, there is no indication that
the said approved fund was finally paid to you as the beneficiary.
Your total fund is US $ 2.5 million (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars only).
All you will need to do right now is to text all the required info to
Mr. Robert Davis for final verification so that the attorney can
forward you all the legal back up paperwork for your fund for the
immediate delivery of your fund to you
Immediately contact Mr. Robert Davis to reconfirm your information
for verification and for approval for a final clearance to ensure that
you receive your fund immediately without further delays.
(1) Your Full Names:
(2) Residence
(3) Age:
(4) Telephone / Mobile phone:
(5) Occupation:
(6) ID:
(7) Email Address:
You need to avoid any further delay and respond back to me as soon as possible
Email : officialdeskdhs@gmail.com
Name: Mr. Robert Davis
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