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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "allusers.group@yandex.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.
Fraud email example:
From: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1yLkFORFkgTE9SRCI=?= <nestor.andrada@speedy.com.ar>
Date:
Subject:
Attn:The Owner of this E-mail ID,
Your Name And=
Your Contact Details Was
Given To This Office In Respect Of =
Your Total
inherited/Compensation Sum Owed To You Which You Have =
Failed
To Claim Because Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official=
Processes Or Because Of Your Unbelief Of The Reality
&nb=
sp;Of Your Genuine Payment.
We Wish To Bring To You The =
Solution
To This Problem. Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centers, That Is
The=
Latest Instruction From Economic Community Of West
African =
States (ECOWAS) This UBA ATM payment Center
Will Send To You=
An ATM DEBIT Card Which You Will Use To
Withdraw Your Money In An=
y ATM Machine In Any Part Of The
World, So If You Like To Receive =
Your Fund In This Way,
Please Let Us Know By Contacting Us Back on=
the following
information:
CONTACT: Morgan Cha=
mbers.
EMAIL:(allusers.group@yandex.com)
PHONE NUMBER: +2=
2968862641
And Also Send The Following
Information As=
Listed Below.
1. Full Name
2. Phone And Fax Nu=
mber
3. Delivery address
4.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICA=
TION/
If any available
We Have Been Mandated By=
The
ECOWAS Parliament To Issue Out $7.5million USD in your favor<=
br> This fiscal year. Also For Your Information, You Have To
=
Stop Any Further Communication With Any Other Person (S) Or
Office=
(S) To Avoid Any Hitches In Receiving Your Payment.
Note=
That Because Of Impostors,We
Hereby Issued You Our Code Of Conduc=
t, Which Is (ATM-202) So
You Have To Indicate This Code When Conta=
cting The Card
Center By Using It As Your Subject.
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
AS SOON AS I CONFIRM THE
REQU=
IRED INFORMATION I WILL DIRECT YOU ON HOW TO PROCEED ON
IMMEDIATE =
DISPATCHMENT OF YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT MEANWHILE
PLEASE REPLY to (a=
llusers.group@yandex.com)
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