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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:
- "00,000.00" (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.
- uba.b@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MR ANTONIO MANUEL GUTERRES DE OLIVEI <munahariri800@gmail.com>
Reply-To: antoniomanuelde@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:18:33 -0700
Subject: Good day
FROM UNITED NATIONS FUNDS COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT
Dear Beneficiary.
My name is Mr Antonio Gutters,Secretary to the United Nations. A
meeting was held on your behalf by the United Nations general assembly
within the UN/IMF countries concerning the unclaimed funds denied to
many people all over the world. Your funds will be released to you by
the paying bank for immediate payment .It was discovered during this
meeting that no funds have been paid to you all these years of
pursuit. The funds are now ready to be released to you since you have
been approved to receive/claim this compensation payment of $1.2
Million ($1.200,000.00 USD).We have instructions to release your
payment to you.
Kindly contact the bank through their email address for your fund release.
Email; uba.b@consultant.com
Direct Line;+22968043749
Bank Director, Mr.David Mark
You are therefore advice to contact the UBA Bank to enable them
transfer your total fund to your bank account without any further
delay because all the arrangements on how to speedily transfer your
fund to your bank account have been made with them like the bank
transfer fee and all the needed fees have been paid, but the only fee
you are going to pay to them is only sum of 49 dollars to renew your
file with their bank before your total fund will be transferable into
your bank account. This fee of 49 dollars is to renew your file with
the bank is the only fee you will pay to them because all the rest of
the fees have been paid.
Regards.
MR ANTONIO MANUEL GUTERRES DE OLIVEI
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