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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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "davidrobert02@t-online.de" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "aplrilia reinsenny" <diplomatic201@shqiptar.eu>
Reply-To: riamoneytransfer@acmilan.com.cn
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:22:37 +0700
Subject: your ATM card worth of $17.5 million united state dollars
Attention:
I’m Prof David Robert the manager of International Monetary Fund (IMF) we are here to inform you that we have recover your ATM card worth of $17.5 million united state dollars from ATM department Benin republic, we have arrested Mr. Patrick Isa the manager of ATM department for trying to steal your ATM card.
We are here to send your ATM card to you today, the ATM card will get to you within 3 working days, and all you have to do now is to re-confirm your full information where to send you the ATM card such as:
Your Full Name=========
Home Address==========
Office Phone No====
Home Phone No=====
Occupation========
Age =============
Sex=============
Marital Status========
Country===========
Prof. DAVID ROBERT
Managing Director
International Monetary Fund(IMF)
E-mail (davidrobert02@t-online.de)
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