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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: TRUST FEDERAL RESERVE BANK <goto@cdn-tera.co.jp>
Reply-To: trustreservefederalbank@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:56:04 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION
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WELCOME TO TRUST FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
ADDRESS: 33 Liberty St, New York, NY 10045, United States
Greetings to you this is .John C. Williams Bank Official from Trust
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK. I hereby wish to inform you that your
Inheritance/Compensation Fund worth $10.8 million dollars is deposited
with us here in the TRUST FEDERAL RESERVE BANK and every necessary
documents
regarding this fund are all intact.
Firstly as the legitimate owner of the fund you have to decide
whichever way you'd prefer to receive your fund. These are the two
options, either we get the fund deposited into an ATM CARD and it’ll be
mailed to you at your doorstep so you'd start making withdrawals
immediately or we open an online banking for you where you would login
and transfer your funds into your local bank account yourself
This decision is left to you to make as the Fund's Legitimate owner.
Below are the information required
Full name::
Country:
City::::::::
Home address:::
Date of birth:::
Phone number:::
Copy of a valid ID card::
I’ll be waiting for your immediate response.
Best Regards
.John C. Williams
Active chairman
TRUST FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
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