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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.
- drwernerhoyernan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Ursula Leyen" <gserviceinc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drwernerhoyernan@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:04:12 -0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?=280wL=242=29_The_sum_of_=E2=82=AC750=2C000=2E00_euros_was_donated_t?=
=?UTF-8?Q?o_you_for_your_Medical_treatment=2E_k6=25?=
/7.213) Hello my Dear; How are you today? I hope you're getting fine now? 4^
+++ I'm here to let you know that The European Union has donated the
sum of €750,000.00 euros for your Medical Treatment and also for your
other Bills..
I want you to Send your Bank Account details to the President of the
European Investment Bank (EIB Bank) to transfer your funds €750,000.00
euros to your personal Bank Account..@
Your fund €750,000.00 euros will transfer into your personal Bank
account within 48 hours if you send your Bank account details to the
President of EIB Bank.
::e} Below are contact details of the President of the European
Investment Bank for you to contact him today..
Bank Manager Name..... Dr. Werner Hoyer.
Email........ (drwernerhoyernan@gmail.com) drwernerhoyernan@gmail.com
#09_ Make sure you contact the President of the European Investment
Bank today and Send your Bank account details to him as it below.!1
Your Full name.........?
Home Address...........?
City and Zip code.......?
Country................?
Phone number...........?
Bank Name..............?
Bank Address..........?
Your account number....?
Your account name......?
Bank routing number....?
Bank sort Code.........?
Bank Swift code........?
IBAN...................?
Send the above-mentioned information to the President of the European
Investment Bank now to enable him transfer your fund sum of
€750,000.00 euros to your account within 48 hours...!
His email address is drwernerhoyernan@gmail.com
Thanks for you understand and God bless you;
HN- Mrs. Ursula Leyen.
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