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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 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.
- frrankben0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- but if you cant open the account contact mr frank ben frrankben0@gmail.com frrankben0@hotmail.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "SCAM Victim's Compensation" <infotreasury.govm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frrankben0@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 06:23:37 -0600
Subject: TRANSFER NOTIFICATION
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TRANSFER NOTIFICATION
Greetings this massage is to let You know that your fund worth $60
million dollars is now divert to NCBA BANK where you can register
account with the bank and have your fund being transfer to any account
of your choice. Therefore you are requested to click on the link below
to open a new account for your self in NCBA BANK where you can open a
new account and have every access to control your funds by your self
Website link: (https://ncba.com/) kindly let me know once you are done
opening the account so that I will call your account officer to
transfer your money to you immediately!
but if you cant open the account contact Mr Frank Ben
frrankben0@gmail.com
frrankben0@hotmail.com
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