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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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Fraud email example:
From: "THE CHEVRON/TEXACO AWARD NOTIFICATION" <info@chevron.com>
Reply-To: chevrontexacocompany2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:54:12 -0500
Subject: Chevron/Texaco Promotion Funds Grant!!
THE CHEVRON/TEXACO AWARD NOTIFICATION.
You have been selected in the on-going Chevron/Texaco award held this June
2012. We the promo board are pleased to inform you that you along side three
3 other lucky
winners have been approved for a payment of £850,000.00 Pounds Eight Hundred
and fifty thousand Pound Sterlings Only in cash. Note Your email was
randomly selected
through DATA BASE, that this promotion is mainly aimed at alleviating
poverty, it is also aimed at encouraging internet Users worldwide. This email
is randomly sent to
four people worldwide. If you did receive this email, it means you are one of
the Four 4 lucky winners.Your verification number is: CTAD/WIN/090/08/01/
LU.This
promotion is held to mark Chevron`s Anniversary. You will be required to fill
out your personal informations in the below given form and send it to the
funds release
officer in UK , as this is co-sponsored by UN Government
Please find his contact details below:
CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER:
Mr.Dennis Moore
Email:chevrontexacocompany2gmail.com
Chevron/Texaco Promotion Award Team
FULL NAMES:
HOME ADDRESSES:
CITY/STATE:
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
NATIONALITY:
MARITAL STATUS:
DATE OF BIRTH:
WINNING EMAIL:
WINNING EMAIL PASSWORD:
OCCUPATION:
TEL/MOBILE:
SEX:
REMARKS ABOUT CHEVRON/TEXACO:
We are glad to have you as one of our lucky winners.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Dennis Moore
Online Co-ordinator...
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