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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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (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.
- officebank846@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: office bank willam <biffjullem@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officebank846@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:17:43 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CARD
Attention:
Your total funds of $57.8 Million us dollars has been deposited into
an ATM CARD since and amount you will start to withdrawal every day in
your ATM visa card is $20,000 USD per day. so kindly contact Mr Peter
Henry today to this Email (officebank846@gmail.com ) to delivery your ATM
visa card to your home address and you will send us your full address
to delivery your ATM visa card today to your home address so try to
get back to me with your delivery details.
and i am waiting your urgent reply back to me with your full
information to delivery your ATM visa card to your home address if you
want to using your ATM visa card to your home address and kindly know
that you will pay only delivery charges fee and asking him how much is
delivery charges fee will cost you before i will delivery your ATM
visa card to your home address today so i am waiting your urgent
answer me back today before i will coming direct with your ATM visa
card to your home ,
1. Your full name
2 Your current cell phone Number
3. Your City: ......
4. Your: Country:......,
5 Your Occupation:......
6 Your Age ...........,
7 your id card.....,
Best Regards,
Mr office William
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