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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)
- "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.
- chrisanthony0112@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: chris anthony <ddavidmark48@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chrisanthony0112@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 06:26:27 +0100
Subject: Attention
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text me or call me 9033506900
If you receive this email in your junk/spam folder it is caused by the
settings in your email provider Please treat as legit.
OUTSTANDING COMPENSATION/INHERITANCE FUND FROM UNITED NATIONS GOVERNMENT
I AM Diplomatic Agent Mr Chris Anthony,from fedEX delivery company, I
have been trying to reach you about an hour now just to inform you
about my
successful arrival in Dulles airport in Washington DC ,(USA), with
your check worth $12.5million US
dollars and other vital documents which I have been instructed to be
delivered to you. As I can not afford to spend more time here due
to other delivery I have to take care of in Austria.I have one more
vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I
reach your house as that it is the diplomatic rules, such as
authorization to deliver.
Reconfirm the following information below so that I can deliver your
Check package to you today.
FULL NAME: ......................
HOME ADDRESS: ...................
MOBILE NO.:......................
AGE:.......................
OCCUPATION:..................
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT: ............
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION: ...........
Urgent Response is needed
Email :(chrisanthony0112@gmail.com)
Regards
DIPLOMATIC Mr Chris Anthony
text me or call me 9033506900
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