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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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- officialpersonal11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: u <lilaishat500@gmail.com>
Reply-To: scompany943@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 13:42:55 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR 2023 FISCAL YEAR
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UNITED NATIONS FUNDS
COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT
NEW YORK-UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
ATTENTION,BENEFICIARY,
COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR 2023 FISCAL YEAR
I wish to find out if your fund has been receive by you as reported in our
database that your $5 Million US Dollars has been Transfer to you last
week.Confirm the status to me by e-mail; officialpersonal11@gmail.com If I
did not receive any response from you within the next 48hrs, we shall
assume your $5 Million US Dollar has been successfully received by you and
if you do not receive your $5 Million US Dollars get back to me
immediately,and send your required information to enable you to receive
your fund without any delay, get back to us.
HERE IS THE INFORMATION BELOW
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age: Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular:....................Fax:..
7. State of Origin:
8. Copy of your identity Card:
9. Banking Details
Thanks
Mr Antonio Guterres
Sec.General United Nations
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