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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- 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.
- idris.lukeman12@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: DR ARUNA DAVID <drganisule67@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drarunadavid001@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 15:09:16 +0100
Subject: RE-RESPONSE TO THIS IMPORTANT MASSAGE ,GOOD NEWS TO YOU
Dear DONATO VICENTE WEISS
The federal government of Nigeria has approved
the sum of USD$12.5M (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars Only) to be paid as contract/inheritance fund to those
foreign contractors who have been expecting their contract/inheritance
payments for a long time now. You are fortunate to be among those
shortlisted beneficiaries to this approved fund.
Please if you are interested to receive this fund you should not
hesitate to respond back with your full information to the paying
bank, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA :
CONTACT PERSON :Dr. Lukeman Idris
Manager, Foreign Operations Dept.
Central Bank Of Nigeria
CONTACT EMAIL:idris.lukeman12@gmail.com
(idris.lukeman12@gmail.com)
Contact him now for your payment and get back to me with update.
We want to complete all payments before the general elections commences.
Regards
DR ARUNA DAVID
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