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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- 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.
- dj4985455@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Regina Thompson" <test@teamwork.msk.ru>
Reply-To: dj4985455@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:04:17 -0700
Subject: UN FUND RELIEF :CLAIM DETAILS BELOW
Greetings to you
The office of the UN Development Programme is contacting those who are yet to receive their indemnity and those who have been grift in any part of the world.
Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team observers and this is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed, so you are advised to contact Mr. Donald Johnson as he is our representative in the USA and EUROPE.
Contact him immediately for your Indemity payment of (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which will be released directly to you in accordance with legal clearance and procedures.
You should send him the following;
Full Name:
Telephone Number:
Residential Address:
Gender:
Age:
Occupation:
Contact Mr Donald Johnson On this email : dj4985455@gmail.com
He is obliged to treat your case with utmost urgency as soon as you contact him
Good luck and kind regards,
Mrs Regina Thompson
Public relation officer
United Nations Development Programme.(UNDP)
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