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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:
- 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.
- un.ambassador@consultant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ambassador Collen V. Kelapile" <hyamasaki@mail.goo.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Ambassador Collen V. Kelapile" <uniceforgood9817@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 18:51:12 +0900
Subject: YOUR ($10.500,000.00) UNCLAIMED FUND.
Greetings;
l'm Ambassador Collen Vixen Kelapile, President of the United Nations Economic, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and I also work hand to hand with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the International Criminal Police Organization. We discovered that you have an unclaimed $10.5 Million payment that was supposed to be remitted to you, maybe due to some unforeseen circumstance that allow you to finish your transactions home or abroad, so I took it upon myself to get in touch with you before it will be forfeited as you still have the chance to claim your funds. Your new transaction number is UNC/01/034/561/56US.
Further details about me can be found on the official United Nations website or via the link below; (https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/2021-He-collen-vixen-kelapile-Botswana)
Contact my secure email address (un.ambassador@consultant.com) for more details. Tel +1(716) 815 5622 / +1(717) 589 966
Regards
Ambassador Collen Vixen Kelapile
President of the United Nations Economic and Social Coun
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