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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:
- "activation 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. )
- "security keeping 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.
- msjnny01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ms. Cynthia Preslyn" <info@dhl.com>
Reply-To: msjnny01@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 02:25:41 -0700
Subject: Contact; Ms Jennifer
Attn:
Be officially informed that I have paid for the re-activation fee
and the delivery charges of your ATM MASTER CARD.
All that you are to do is to contact the D.H.L delivery agent for the card to be delivered at your residence, do this via email address ( msjnny01@gmail.com or )
your mail address was among selected so I want you to send your full delivery information and forward to the delivery agent in person of Ms Jennifer (msjnny01@gmail.com)
send below information to him
Your name
Your country
Your home address
Your Tel phone number
Do this so that she can deliver your ATM card to your choice of delivery,
The total sum loaded in the card is only ( M$4.5usd) Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only.
The only thing you have to pay is the security keeping fee charges of $180usd only
Contact by asking the method through which you will send the $180usd for security fee and get your card delivered to you.
Once again do not forget to ask on how you can make the payment of $180usd only.
Contact; Ms Jennifer
Delivery agent
Phone number:+23481831060
Email:: msjnny01@gmail.com
Regards
MS Cynthia Preslyn
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