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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million united states 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)
- "rosecynthia999@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.
Fraud email example:
From: "REV.JOHN CARLOS" <cannonau_alice@alice.it>
Reply-To: rosecynthia999@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 00:21:11 +0100 (CET)
Subject:
dear beneficiary
this is to inform you that diplomat rose cynthia is on her way
to your country with your consignment box worth of 4.5 million usd,kindly
cantact her with your delivery details.
phone number,home address.your city airport.
NOTE: That Diplomat agent Rose Cynthia did not no the content of The
consignment box contains a huge amount of money which is $4.5 Million United
States Dollars and on No circumstances should you let her be at peril with the
Consignment box, The consignments were moved from here as family Treasures, so
never Disclose the real content to her until you receive your consignment.
this is her email address..........rosecynthia999@outlook.com
best regard
REV JOHN CARLOS
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