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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:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- 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.
- imfimf659@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: James Dreibelbis <lubabatuabubakar12345@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imfimf659@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:20:55 -0700
Subject: Dear Esteemed Customer.
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762 banking locations.
Corporate headquarters
1330 Lake Robbins Drive Woodlands Texas.
Dear Esteemed Customer.
We the Wood forest National Bank Texas United State are to notify you
about the latest development concerning your payment that is left in
our custody, besides, you are given a bill of Sum in order to receive
your payment US$17.500, 000.00 which we didn’t hear from you for some
time now. Hence, we are now offering a Special BONUS to help all our
customers that are having their payment in our custody due to high
fees/ prices. In other words we are now requesting that you should pay
only the sum of $30 to receive funds payment abandoned in our custody
by online transfer or ATM Card if you wish so.
Therefore you are requested to send the fee $30 only by Google Play
Card or ITunes Card is also ACCEPTED because it can be redeemed into
cash all we needs is attach the picture codes of the Card
I will be forwarding to you the account logging details to enable you
access your funds online and proceed on transfer to your designated
Bank account in any part of the world Or Tracking Number Of Your ATM
Card Delivery to enable you Monitor the Arrival of your ATM without
any further delay as soon as you update us copy of the Cards of the
required Fee $30 to take note.
Email Contacts Asap with your full details imfimf659@gmail.com
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your Banking needs.
Yours sincerely,
James Dreibelbis
Chief Executive Officer of Wood forest National Bank
And Director of Wood forest National Bank
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