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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- 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.
- pbox101010@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Ebere Ijeoma <ei699091@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 20:28:52 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONS
Dear Sir/Madam
We at this bank wishes to congratulate and inform you that after
thorough review and evaluation of your Inheritance/Contract funds in
conjunction with the United Nations/World Bank Auditor General and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) assessment reports, your payment
file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of the above quoted
amount.
The reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard
times by paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds. We
therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any
money or fee to receive your Inheritance/Contract funds ATM CARD as
you have met up with the whole funds transfer requirements. The only
requirement is to send your full name phone number and your direct
home address where you will like us to deliver your ATM card loaded
with part of your inheritance $5million to you without any further
delay with your online bank username and password which we set up on
your behalf to access your funds and make transfer from your online
bank account to your personal bank account anywhere in the world, View
the attached SCAN COPY of your ATM card Attached view it and back
back to us if you did not received it clearly kindly notify us. feel
free to decide on what step to follow to get your Covid-19 Pandemic
inconvenience compensation fund, immediately on this email:
pbox101010@rediffmail.com
Best Regards.
Philip Odouza
UBA BANK NEW YORK, USA
1 Rockefeller Plaza (8th Floor)
New York, NY 10020. United States
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