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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: MR JOHN DAVID <priscaobiagwu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjohndavid131@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 11:32:15 +0100
Subject: This is to bring to your notice....
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This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the courier charges
and the delivery of your ATM CARD.I paid it because the ATM CARD worth
USD $10.5M has less than Four weeks and four days to expire and when
it expires the money will go into Government reserve. With that I
decided to help you pay the money so that the ATM CARD will not
expire, because I know that when you get your ATM CARD definitely you
must compensate me.
Now your ATM CARD has been deposited with FedEx Courier Company for
delivery so I want you to contact FedEx Courier Company with your Full
Contact information so that they can deliver your ATM CARD to your
designated address without any delay.
Your Full Name:.........
Home Address:...........
Country:................
Phone Number:...........
Occupation.......
Next of kin.........
Email...........
Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges has been paid but i did
not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. Reasons for
their refusal are because they do not know when you are going to
contact them. They told me that their keeping fee is $200 per day and
i deposited it Yesterday.Below is their Contact information
REGARDS
MR JOHN DAVID
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