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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.
- 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.
- godwinonah65@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Linda Pearce" <uduakthomas111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: godwinonah65@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:53:44 +0100
Subject: VALUABLE BENEFICIARY.
VALUABLE BENEFICIARY.
I write to let you know that we held a last meeting yesterday concern
your package that is here in our custody for so long due to in enable
to raise the needed fee. After our Yesterday meeting the director of
UPS DELIVERY COMPANY decided to help you out by you sending ITUNES
CARD or Steam Wallet Card of $25 for the UPS agent to use it and call
you once he get to your city.
we also advise you to Reconfirm your Current Delivery details
Including your Whatsapp/phone number and your home address to enable
the UPS agent locate you once he get to your city to avoid wrong
Delivery or mistake as he is getting to your home. Because once you
send the $25 Gift Card your total fund of $7.5M USD ATM VISA CARD will
be deliver to your door step without any Hitch, So be advise to go
direct to any store or Mall and buy the ITUNES CARD or Steam Wallet
Card Remember to scratch it and take a picture of it front and back
and forward it to the Agent Mr Godwin Onah here
(godwinonah65@gmail.com) once you receive this email so he can call
you immediately he get to your City to have your fund.
Thank by Mrs.Linda Pearce
godwinonah65@gmail.com
The director of UPS delivery company
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