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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Lamb" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameslamb418@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 00:11:15 -0700
Subject: Re: Your funds: Code: 103.53 S IB
Beneficiary,
Your email address/name is among the top 10 scammed victims listed by IMF/UNITED NATIONS FUND RECOVERY to be compensated with an ATM/DEBIT CARD payment form, note that your compensation category fell within the valued range of $1.5M one million five hundred thousand Unites States of American Dollars Only.
You are hereby advised, to send the following details below for immediate releasing/dispatching of your ATM/DEBIT CARD to you through a trusted/secured courier service company.
Note that we have adopted the only trusted and secured courier company as well as ATM/DEBIT payment to check fraud and diversion, so you can directly hold us liable in the case of fraud or diversion of your compensation ATM/DEBIT CARD.
Please supply the following details.
1. Full Name:
2. Home / Office Address:
3. Direct Phone Number:
4. Country:
5 sex and Age
Contact the undersigned officer to elucidate more on modalities. Please keep details to your self in order to help us check/tame fraud and financial crime activities
Congratulations.
Regards
James lamb.
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