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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.
Click here to report a problem with this page.
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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- atmcard619@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Terry <tecnottica@alice.it>
Reply-To: atmofficecenter.office@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 11:56:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS
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We
the Federal Ministry of Finance West African have managed to secure facilitated
channel for you to receive your total $4.5m you will paying fees for Tax by the Government Authority being the nature
of the transaction,
please
contact immediately and provide them with
your details so that they will have your total fund deliver to you via
ATMVISA CARD secured deliver to your address via DHL without any delay or hitch, to enable you visit any ATM VISA
Machine in your country and start
withdrawing your funds.
This
is the new development based on the meetings heeled today, to protect beneficiary from scammers or paying fees to
the fraud star Bankers and Western- Unions that is going on through the global
networks.
Contacts
are as followed below?
DR.
TERRY JOHNSON.
PHONE:
+229-68651556.
Email:
atmcard619@yahoo.fr
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