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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- barristermartinsphillip@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MARTINS PHILLIP <diplomaticagent637@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barristermartinsphillip@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:42:55 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION,
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Congratulations!!!
This is to inform you that the headquarters of the United Nation and
Compensation Fund committee is here to announce that your name and
email was found among the lucky winners of late overdue payment which
you were supposed to receive for a very long time due to force control
promises.
The announcement was made earlier on Thursday and the compensation
prize is ($3,500,000. USD only) so you’re now advised to contact Mr.
Martins Phillip
so he will inform you how to receive your compensation prize and it
Will expire on December 28th 2023.
And for your information do not release your ticket number to anyone
until you ask for it by Mr. Martins Phillip who is in charge of all
outstanding payments,
Ticket number (0A55LGCF)
Approval Code (9Z658822)
Sorry, you may receive this message in your Spam due to the poor
network failure.
Office In-charge Mr. Carl Raymond
E-mail: barristermartinsphillip@gmail.com
Yours sincerely
Mr. Carl Raymond.
United Nations Funds Investigation
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