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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.
- humphreypule7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Humphrey Pule <ongeltom@gmail.com>
Reply-To: humphreypule7@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 22:43:16 +0300
Subject: Hello
ATTENTION:
THE UNITED NATION (U.N ) IS COMPENSATING ALL THE SCAM VICTIMS AND YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER WAS FOUND IN THE SCAM VICTIMS LIST.
THIS FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED THE IMF TO PAY
YOUR COMPENSATION FUND TO YOU HOWEVER, WE HAVE CONCLUDED TO AFFECT
YOUR OWN PAYMENT THROUGH AN ATM MASTER CARD THE TOTAL SUM OF YOUR
$8.5 MILLION USD
WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU. WE CAN NOT BE ABLE TO SEND THE PAYMENT
FURTHERMORE YOU ARE ADVISED TO EMAIL US AS THE INSTRUCTION WAS PASSED
THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS WITHOUT HEARING FROM YOU, CONSIDER YOUR PAYMENT
CANCELED.BELOW LISTED MANAGING DIRECTOR'S OFFICE OF THE RELEASE ORDER:
EMAIL THEM VIA (humphreypule7@gmail.com) THIS IS INFORMATION NEEDED FOR
THE DELIVERY, YOUR HOME ADDRESS IS NEEDED TOO OK DON'T FORGET TO
RECONFIRM IT. KINDLE NOTE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO PAY THE SUM OF $270 DOLLARS
FOR AUTHORIZATION RELEASE ORDER.
FIRST NAME*:..............................
LAST NAME*:...............................
STATE OF ORIGIN*: ........................
OCCUPATION: ............................
PHONE NUMBER*:............................
AGE*........................
YOURS IN SERVICE
MR HUMPHREY PULE
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