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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.
- federalreserve618@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Gen. Robert Caslen Jr. Rtd" <serenasunderland578@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedtskforceghappiaht@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:02:21 +0100
Subject: From Gen. Robert Caslen Jr. Rtd
Funds Recovery Task Force Headquarters
1818 H Street,
NW Washington,
DC 20433 USA
Attention :
I hereby inform you that we have been mandated as a task force to
enforce the immediate release and transfer of funds $5.2 Million,
which is the part payment of the compensation funds from the
government because of your failed transactions where you lost yours
monies . Some arrests have been made in Africa and Europe, who are
part of the syndicates that diverted the funds of your former
transaction.
It is an enforcement that these $5.2 Million must be released and
transferred to you immediately without any further delays. We are
working with the Federal Reserve Bank and Funds transfer department to
facilitate the release and transfer of these funds to you by the
nominated paying bank which is bank of america.
You are required to send the following information :
Your full names
house contact address
Phone Number
Occupation
Scanned copy of any of your id.
The processing of the funds release will commence immediately.
I expect your information soon.
Gen. Robert Caslen Jr. Rtd.
( Head of the Task Force )
Reply directly to : federalreserve618@yahoo.com
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