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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "barr.gilbert.j_esq.org@outlook.com" (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.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: UN ORGINZATION AUTHORITY UNIT <unitednation.orginzation.au@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.gilbert.j_esq.org@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:02:56 +0100
Subject: FROM THE UNITED NATION AUTHORITY,RESPOND VERY URGENT!
Attention: Please!
We are hereby to notify to you that after our last meeting hold in
West Africa,
we the United Nations Authorities Office here have agreed to
Compensate you with
sum of$1.5 Million USD, and the fund have been arrange through MasterCard ATM
which is the latest instruction from Mr.Ban Ki Moon UN Secretary General.
Therefore,you are thereby be advice to contact our representative in west
African Barr.Gilbert Jean for the shipping of your Visa Card ATM,
kindly contact
him on this bellow info:
Contact Person: Barrister.Gilbert Jean
Email:(barr.gilbert.j_esq.org@outlook.com)
Telephone# 00229 98599 358
Kindly reconfirm to him with this bellow information listed, to avoid any
mistakes on the delivery process.
1 Full Name:
2 Country:
3 Delivery Address:
4Telephone:
5 Your Age:
6 Your Occupation:
Regards:
Barrister.Gilbert Jean
UN Representative in Cotonou Republic Du Benin.
Jim Yong Kim World Bank president
Mr.Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General.
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