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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "@diplomats.com" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- calderonjorgeeuan@diplomats.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- as authorization to deliver. reply on my e-mail (calderonjorgeeuan@diplomats.com) or (deliveryofficeurgent@gmail.com) re-confirm to me (Diplomats; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "CALDERON LUIS JORGE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <checkoffice1111@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:50:51 -0700
Subject: WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Good News To You,
This E-mail is to inform you about my successful arrival in your International Airport with your two boxes of Consignment Box worth $18.5M USD Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars which I have been instructed by United Nations Compensation Commission(UNCC) to be delivered to you. The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the papers I handed to them and they are very much pleased with the paper’s I presented enable me get to your house successfully without any interference,they scanned the boxes and found out that the fund is 100 % spend able and accepted by any bank in the whole world.
Please try and reach me with my number Urgent CALL ME OR TEXT ME URGENT +1(469) 629-2261 as I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of. Here are my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were you will deposit the fund successfully with these papers. I have a more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as that it’s the diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver. Reply on my E-mail (calderonjorgeeuan@diplomats.com) or (deliveryofficeurgent@gmail.com)
Re-confirm to me your information urgent
Full Name...............
Correct phone number ...........
Delivery Address ..............
Your Nearest International Airport.............
I ADVISE YOU TO GET BACK TO ME VERY URGENT I AM WAITING FOR YOUR DELIVERY INFORMATION NOW AND COMPLETE RECEIVE AND ENJOY YOUR PACKAGE FUND OF $18.5M USD TODAY
Contact me on this E-mail (deliveryofficeurgent@gmail.com)
REGARD
DIPLOMAT CALDERON LUIS JORGE EUAN
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