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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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- diplomatmarkwilfred512@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: DIPLOMAT MARK WILFRED <diplomatmarkwilfred13@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomatmarkwilfred512@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 07:52:03 -0700
Subject: I JUST ARRIVED DALLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TEXAS WITH YOUR $9.5M USD
I’m Diplomat Mark Wilfred; I have been trying to reach you on your
telephone about an hour now just to inform you about my successful
arrival in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Texas with your two
boxes of consignment Box worth $9.5m Nine Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars which I have been instructed by ECOWAS COURIER
DELIVERY COMPANY to be delivered to you. The Airport authority
demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the
fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the
papers I handed to them and they are very much pleased with the
paper’s I presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here
is the Yellow Tag which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport
Authority has advise that we get the delivery tag so that I can exit
the airport immediately and make my delivery successful. I try to
reason with them and they stated the delivery tag will cost us just
$100 Dollars only to get the two tag placed on the boxes as that tag
will enable me get to your house successfully without any
interference,they scanned the boxes and found out that the fund is 100
% spend able and accepted by any bank in the whole world.
Please try and reach me with my number (469) 629-2261 TEXT ME OR CALL
ME as I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I
have to take care of in Bangkok. Here are the papers backing the
funds together with my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank
were you will deposit the fund successfully with these papers. I have
a more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy
when I reach your house as that it’s the diplomatic rules, such as
authorization to deliver.
Re-confirm to me your information urgent
Full Name...............
Correct phone number ...........
Delivery Address ..............
Your Nearest International Airport.............
You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office as they will get the
Yellow Tag here for you authority. reply on my E-mail
(diplomatmarkwilfred512@gmail.com) GET BACK TO ME WITH PAYMENT
INFORMATION THE BEST BUY $100 ITUNES CARD SEND ME THE PICTURE NOW TO
MAKE THIS DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE FUND OF $9.5M USD TO YOUR DOORSTEP
FASTER
BUY $100 ITUNES CARD SEND ME THE PICTURE TODAY
I ADVISE YOU BUY THE $100 ITUNES CARD SEND ME THE PICTURE NOW I AM
WAITING FOR THE PICTURES OF THE $100 ITUNES CARD ONCE YOU BUY IT NOW
AND COMPLETE RECEIVE AND ENJOY YOUR PACKAGE FUND OF $9.5M USD TODAY
Regard
DIPLOMAT MARK WILFRED
CALL ME OR TEXT ME URGENT (469) 629-2261
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