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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:
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
- headoffice9630@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Claudette Capron <dip.aguvecollins@gmail.com>
Reply-To: headoffice9630@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 11:04:02 +0100
Subject: Hi
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Dear Beneficiary
This message is to inform you of your funds scam victim compensation
funding originated from the USA presidential office (White House)in
support of his Excellency president Joe Biden which worth of
350,000.00 Three Hundred Fifty Thousand United States Dollars which
has been registered to be made delivered to your home address by a
professional diplomatic agent, delivery has been recorded and
approved to be delivered to your provided current address after your
custom clearance papers is been completely obtained, the United
States customs clearance for amount of 350,000.00 Three Hundred Fifty
Thousand. United States Dollars is sum of $230.00. Below are approved
methods of summiting your clearance payment
choose a preferable means to make payment.
1)Bank to bank transfer.
2)bitcoin transfer.
3)PayPal transfer.
4)Zelle transfer.
4)cash App transfer.
Contact me on this email below ( headoffice9630@gmail.com )
+1 (267) 536-5406
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