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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- 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.
- wooddrsilverr@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr.Silver Wood" <amakaeucharia87@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wooddrsilverr@citromail.hu
Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 11:56:42 +0100
Subject: RE:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US15,500,Million)
From the Desk of Dr.Silver Wood
Email; ( wooddrsilverr@citromail.hu )
Ref: FMF/SGH/101/261
Date: 30Th 05 2022.
ATTN: Beneficiary. PAYMENT FILE NUMBER: A
Release/Transfer Notice for your due Funds (US$15,500,000:00USD).
Payment File No: A. 24Hrs Service.
Attn: Fund owner
I am A staff of Department of the treasure .
Regarding meet held last week regarding your $15.500.000.00
outstanding none payment funds which is into the Federal reserve
Bank of America Sundry/Suspense Government non deductible Account
being the official Account for international/foreign Payments.
After the Board of Directors meeting I held with the Department of the
treasure and the Bank management on your behalf about your
$15.500.000.00 outstanding none payment funds then We actualized a
better solution that online Bank account has to be open with the
Federal reserve Bank of America Department which after opening the
online Bank account then the account and password of your account will
be given to you so that you can stay wherever you are to transfer your
$15.500.000.00 outstanding none payment funds to your destination Bank
account of your choice by yourself. By doing your transfer through
online transfer by yourself then you will be seeing your transfer and
be satisfy and confirming it by yourself with your two eyes.
I am here for your own good. I am making this effort to see that you
receive your $15.500.000.00USD which you are pursing many months or
years without success. I am doing it because to continue allowing your
$15.500.000.00 to remain in the Federal reserve Bank of America
Sundry/Suspense Government non deductible Account being the official
Account for international/foreign Payments till next month will
jeopardize your chances of receiving your fund as United States
banking policy may change.
You are advised to reconfirm such your information below to enable me
to go to the Federal Reserve Bank of America department to open the
online bank account now on your name and give you your online account
number and password so that you can execute the transferring of your
fund into your destination account tomorrow.
Below is your information needed for opening the online account for you now.
Your Full Name:...
Your address:....
Your Date of Birth:...
State / country:...
Zip Code:.....
Nationality:....
Next of Kin;......
Your Email Address and It's Password for crediting your fund into your
online account.
Your whats app number for fast and easy message communication.
I am waiting for your urgent response so that everything will finalize
today. You can send me your information above
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