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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:
- "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 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.
- internalrevenueservice01irs@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "CHARLES .P. RETTIG" <umarm5587@gmail.com>
Reply-To: internalrevenueservice01irs@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:51:17 +0100
Subject: Greetings from IRS commissioner Charles .P. Rettig
This is Charles .P. Rettig the commissioner of the IRS. I’m texting
you today due to the scam officials Email and text we have been
receiving about you sending Money to Africans Claiming to have funds
or what so ever they are telling you about that makes you to send
Money them without Confirmation from the president or the Forces here
in United States even the worst part of this is that they are yawing
Christopher Asher Wray to scams As well but. Right now we the Central
intelligence agencies ( CIA) has Decided to put our hands on this to
ensure no one sent Money to those frauds anymore and from today you
are being Monitored if you ever try to do send anything without asking
for Confirmation you will be put to Jail for two years after that you
will come back to your right senses.
Apart from that we have Decided to Compensate you with the Sum of
$22.5 Million United States dollars And now you are to Choose how you
need
it delivery to you. 3 Options
1, Bank to Bank wire transfer which you have to pay for The Charge which
is only going to Cost you $500
2, delivery of ATM Card to your doorstep which your address will be
needed and it is only going to cost you $300
3, Consignment Box delivery you only have to pay $200
contact immediately on email
internalrevenueservice01irs@gmail.com
And you are to keep this as secret to ensure you get your Money
successful to you Okay.
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