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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- 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.
- ocfecr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: EMMA J ANTHONY <nhavgs7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ocfecr@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:44:53 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION!!!!!
ATTENTION!!!!!
FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY, WASHINGTON,DC
The FedEx Delivery company Was On A Scam Investigation For the Past
One Week And We Caught The Importer Claiming To Be An Agent With Your
Fund
. He Confessed That He Scammed You Of All Your Hard Earned Money And
He Scammed Three Other Citizens, Which The United States Government
Has Volunteered To Help Get Their Money Back By Offering Them A Scam's
Victim Compensation Fund (S.V.C.F) Of $10.5 Million U.S.D Which Your
Email Address/Tel No Was Found Among The Victims The Government Is
Offering This Fund To You And Three Other Victims To Help You Regain
Your Hard Earned Money Back .
The FedEx Agency Has Been Ordered To Deliver Your S.C.V.F Package Of
$10.5 Million USD Themselves
YOU ARE ADVISED TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SO AS TO AVOID WRONG
DELIVERY OF YOUR FUND
SUCH AS:
YOUR FULL NAME.............
HOME ADDRESS..........
NEAREST AIRPORT............
IDENTIFICATION CARD.............
Email address.........
NOTE: The FedEx Agency Will Get Your Fund To Your Home Address
Themselves, Any Other Messages To You About Any Other Fund Except From
The FedEx is Probably A Scam. Delivery Fee is $25 Only and we would
advice you should send the fee through STEAM WALLET CARD or APPLE
GIFT CARD or GOOGLE PLAY CARD okay. waiting for your urgent response back.
BEST REGARDS
FREDRICK EMMA J ANTHONY,
FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY
ocfecr@gmail.com
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