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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:
- 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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million united state 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("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.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.KANE BRIGHT" <markonyomi531@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kanebright88@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2022 08:22:55 -0700
Subject: United Nation Diplomatic Agent
Attn: Beneficiary
we wish to inform you that the Diplomatic Agent conveying the
consignment
box valued the sum of $6.5Million United State Dollars misplaced your
address on
transit and he is currently stranded in your international airport
(FLORDIA) with your consignment box. We required you reconfirm the
following information
below, so he can deliver the CONSIGNMENT BOX that contained your
compensation fund as soon as possible today.
NAME FULL: ====================================
ADDRESS: ===================================
MOBILE NO.:===================================
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:===================
A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION :========================
Please do contact the diplomatic agent with the email below with the
information required.
Contact the DHL AGENT
Tele Contact: (803) 570-5820
He is waiting to hear from you immediately with the needed information
you
are advice to re-confirm your personal info to him
to enable him proceeds and deliver your consignment box to your home
address today.
He is waiting to hear from you today with the information. NOTE: The
Diplomatic agent doesn't know that the content of the consignment box is
$6.5Millions
United States Dollars and on no circumstances should you let him know
the
content. The consignments were moved from here as family treasures, so
never allow
anybody to open the box.
Yours in Service,
MR.KANE BRIGHT
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