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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:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- unbeninjc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. James Kingsley" <umunainya@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unbeninjc@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 18:49:55 -0800
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION IS READY
Attention Please,
We wish to inform you that our diplomatic agent conveying your
consignment box valued the sum of $5.5 Million United States Dollars
well packaged in a metal Box just for safety of the fund in the Box
arrived United States Of America in Los Angeles today and he is
currently in Los Angeles international airport and he is stranded just
because he lost your delivery address on transit.
He left our country Benin Republic since 2 days ago and be rest
assured that he don't know that the Box contained money so take note
that you dont have to dispose the content of the Box to him for
security reason to avoid him letting the customs know that the content
of the Box is United States Dollars. All you need to do now is to
reconfirm to him the below information to avoid wrong delivery of the
box to a wrong person.
(1)Your Full Name===========
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address=====
(4)Occupation===============
(5)City=====================
(6)Nearest Airport =========
(7)A Copy of Your I D For Identification.
Please do contact the diplomatic agent with the email below with the
information required for your consignment Box delivery as soon as
possible today as soon as you receive my email.
Contact Person:
Name- Agent Mr. John Carter
E-mail Address (unbeninjc@gmail.com)
Contact number (+1) 864 865-4874
He is waiting to hear from you today with the information.
NOTE: The Diplomatic agent does not know that the content of the
consignment box is $5.5Million United States Dollars and on no
circumstances should you let him know the content. The consignment was
moved from here as family clothes and jewelries so never allow him to
know the content here is the Consignment Box Unlocking Code
(GB0079876545549GBGHTY) by the left hand side.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. James Kingsley
United Nations Resident Coordinator
Benin Republic
Contact: +299-5559 2726
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