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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- am5040080@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: WORLD BANK <maryammahmudmx@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2022 10:43:58 +0100
Subject: RE-PAYMENT INFO
PAYMENT APPROVAL ORDER
Dear Beneficiary
Your abandoned Inheritance funds worth $10.5 Million has been approved by
the World bank / to pay you through FIRST BANK. Address :Samuel Asabia
House 35 Marina P.O. Box 5216, Lagos.Therefore, you are required to contact
me immediately to enable me link you directly to the customer service of
FIRST BANK for payment.
You will be paid through TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER, Contact me for more details
to my private email: am5040080@gmail.com
In addition, you are required to reconfirm your details/data so that we can
cross check with the record in our file to be sure that we are
corresponding with the bonafide owner of the fund to avoid wrong payment.
Such reconfirm-able details are as follows.
Full Name:...............
Address:....................
Country:.....................
Telephone:....................
Mobile:........................
Email:.........................
Bank Name:--------------------------
Address:----------------------------
Account No.:------------------------
Routing No.:------------------------
Swift Code:-------------------------
Account Name:-----------------------
Waiting for your urgent response.
REPLY TO THIS VERY EMAIL am5040080@gmail.com
Regards,
MR PATRICK WERNER
(WORLD BANK COORDINATOR)
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