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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:
- "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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
- 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.
- courierrservicetg@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- the delivery company through this email here {courierrservicetg@gmail.com } and ask them to deliver to (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: POST SERVICE <billomorou@gmail.com>
Reply-To: courierrservicetg@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:24:20 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS
*This message is to bring to your notice that your email address won the
sum of 1.700.000.00 dollars only {ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS} in our lottery company MULTI LOTTO this month and your money is
converted into ATM Visa Card to be deliver to you through Courier delivery
company.We has deposited your visa card parcel with the courier company
and instruct them to help us deliver your visa card parcel to you as soon
as they hear from you, Therefore kindly contact the delivery company
through this email here {courierrservicetg@gmail.com
<ourierrservicetg@gmail.com>} and ask them to deliver to you, your ATM Visa
card that is deposited in there company custody by Multi Lotto Lottery
Organization.Sincerely,Mr Oscar Felix.Multi Lotto Company Director.*
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