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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:
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- ibrahimajohn592@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Angela Maiaga <unitedbankfor0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimajohn592@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:43:33 -0700
Subject: Contact Person:Mr Ben Ibrahima Johnson Phone:Mobile:Tele:..+22969457855.
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Dear customer,
Your $9.5 Million USD under our custody which your first payment of
Us$25000 00 will been transferred, you have to contact Barrister Mr
Ben Ibrahima Johnson Hall the Money Gram Manager and ask him to give
you the details of the payment once you reconfirmed him your details
ASAP.
1Your First Name..........
2Your Second Name.........
3Your Country...........
4Your City..............
Telephone......
Home Address: Occupation: Cell Phone Country: Age:
Contact:Barrister Mr Ben Ibrahima Johnson,
Tele:..22969457855.
Email..ibrahimajohn592@gmail.com
Contact .Mr Ben Ibrahima Johnson,immediately through his above email
address to give you Sender Name & Question and Answer to pick up your
money today and let me know when you confirm it all.
Thank you,
Mrs Angela Maiaga
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