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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.
- 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.
- agent.franciswilliam123@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Tony Martins." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <agentfranciswilliams0121@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2022 03:08:50 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary, 12/06/2022
Dear Beneficiary,
I am Mr. Tony Martins, I work with Ministry Of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration here in Republic Of Benin, a delivery agent called Mr. Richard Louis came down last week from your country with a package that contains ATM Card Lottery Compensation worth of US$3,500.000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) and he submitted the package to our office on his arrival for safe keeping and later his body was found dead in a ghastly auto crash in the city. Therefore we send the package back to your country via diplomatic services because there's know other way to locate you in regards of your package.
And the only information we have about you, is your name & email address that the agent wrote somewhere in the document attached to the package and that's why we decided to email you in respect of these to know if you are the rightful owner of the ATM Visa Card for you to contact the agent who just arrived at (LOS ANGELES INT'L AIRPORT) few hours ago with your package.
So kindly contact him with this information below.
Name: Mr. Francis Williams
Email: ( agent.franciswilliam123@gmail.com )
Telephone Number: +1 (951) 370180
Then re-confirm your personal information to avoid any wrongful delivery and I wait for your update once you contact the agent.
(1) Your Full Name:..........
(2) Your Country/State/ City Name:.........
(3) Your Residential Address:............
(4) Your Occupation/Position:.............
(5) Your Marital Status/Sex/Age:...........
(6) Your Mobile/Telephone Number:............
(7) A Copy of Your ID Card / Passport:........
Note that the only document you are to obtain is INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY PERMITS & GATE PASS which will cost you the sum of US$295.00 only before the airport authority will allowed the agent to complete his deliver with the package to your destination within 24hrs.
Best Regards.
Mr. Tony Martins.
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