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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)
- 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.
- info.wecare@email.cz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "D.H.L EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < info.wecare@email.cz>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:11:09 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CONSIGNMENT BOX
NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA CONSIGNMENT BOX
This is to inform you that we have succeeded on the delivery of your
fund Via Consignment Box. Your Total Funds Worth the sum of $2.750.000.00 USD has been approved.
We were able to accomplish this through the help of IMF director Kristalina Georgieva and every necessary arrangement has
been made successfully.
Our Delivery Agent Will take off the delivery to your home address after registration.
And we agreed up that the delivery of Your Totall Funds will take off tomorrow morning .
Kindly contact the Delivery Agent Mr DOUGLAS DAVIDSON with your full info such as,
(1)Your Full Name=========
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address=====
(4)Fax Number==============
(5)Country=================
(6)City====================
(7)Nearest Airport ==========
Contact the delivery agent on the below email. Make sure you contact him with your full info to avoid any wrong delivery.
(info.wecare@email.cz)
The delivery of your Funds Via Consignment box will take off after you update us with the above info.
Best Regards,
MR. JOHN EDWARD
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