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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.
- mrpresident797@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "PRESIDENT OF USA, JOE R. BIDEN JR." <godblessy40@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrpresident797@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:40:30 -0600
Subject: HELLO DEAR BENEFICIARY PLEASE ATTENTION FOR YOUR $50BILLION USD.
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HELLO DEAR BENEFICIARY PLEASE ATTENTION FOR YOUR $50BILLION USD.
This is USA president Joseph R. Biden JR. Please dear beneficiary i
contacted you from USA government office,
please the federal government of USA compensated you with
sum of $50Billions dollars which you did not receive since your
dealing with too many office and company online and also scammed lost
and others unpaid salaries, so we decided to deliver or transfer the amount of
$50Billions dollars for you cash or to transfer direct to your
bank account only so that you can stop contacting fake people's online
okay, so we have already package the sum of $50Billions dollars
inside consignment box and I really wanted to deliver it straight to
you cash or wire transfer to your bank account only okay, so all you
can do right now is to reconfirm me your full delivery information or
your bank account deatirls so
that I will really know where to deliver or transfer you the sum of
$50Billions dollars before avoid wrong transactions okay.
Here is the require information that needed from you to receive your
available $50Billion USD from me only.
Your full Name..............
Your home address.......
Your phone number & Your whats-app number
Your country............
Your city..................
Your nearest airport.......
Your email address......
Your passport/or drivers license /or state I.D
Contact my email address at.
Mr. president Email: mrpresident797@gmail.com
Thank you so much,
Yours in Service President .Joseph R. Biden JR.
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