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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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.
- 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.
- mrjefferykeegandgst@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Jeffery Keegan" <uk_texascomp@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrjefferykeegandgst@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 12:27:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,
Good Day!
 Email: mrjefferykeegandgst@gmail.com
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Thanks very
much for your mail. As I told you before the fastest way you can receive
your inheritance part-payment valued $6.8M (Six Million Eight hundred
thousand US Dollars) is through Diplomatic Cargo Delivery to you.
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My
Dear, I wish to state to you that this is the only means we can use for
us to achieve this together, I have inquired from trusted Reliable
Courier Company staff who will device some means to packaged and parcel
these money with the documents of claim attached as a diplomatic
personally effect. I appeal to you seriously and sincerely for your
corporation to move this money to your address if you will work with me
in honesty.
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This Courier Staff is a professional who knows her
job very well he has been a staff of a Courier company for 12 years. I
hope
you know we have to pay the Courier Delivery staff for a job well done.
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I
like to let you know that I will be obtaining some vital documents for
you to receive this money without any delay before the diplomat will
proceed for the delivery of the money to you, so you have to assist me
so that we can conclude this transaction as soon as possible for the
diplomat to deliver the money to you.
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SURNAME…………………………………………………
OTHER
NAME ………………………….
DATE OF BIRTH ………………………….……………
PLACE OF BIRTH
………………………………..……….
SEX………………………………………………………………
MARITAL STATUS
……………………………………….
NATIONALITY ………………………………………………………
STATE OF
ORIGIN……………………………………………………
HOME TOWN ……………………………………………………………
RELGION
…………………………………………………………………
CONTACT ADDRESS……………………………………………………
TELEPHONE
NUMBER……………………………………………………
COMPANY ‘S NAME ………………………………………………………
COMPANY’S
CONTACT ADDRESS / TELEPHONE NUMBER………………
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Therefore, if you are
okay with this method please respond back to me so that I commence on
the delivery process.
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Best Regards.
Mr. Jeffery Keegan
Email:
mrjefferykeegandgst@gmail.com
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I awaited your positive response
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