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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:
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.WILLIAM UDE" <officeoffice353@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR.WILLIAM UDE" <udemrwilliam@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:15:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE FOR YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY
GOOD DAY FUND BENEFICIARY
I want to acknowledge you that we have finally succeeded in getting
your ATM CARD worth's of $10.5million out of (ECOWAS) Economic
Community of West African States department with the help of Mr.Harry
white Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice Benin
Republic which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in
Benin Republic.
Meanwhile every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with
out Diplomatic Agent Mr Robert Adams for the delivery of your ATM
CARD and every Document guiding your delivery is well updated so you
are advised to reconfirm your full delivery information to the Agent
Robert Adams right now as he is currently at John F Kennedy
International airport with your ATM CARD. He has already called me
with his number on his arrival 4hours ago.
He is waiting to hear from you today with the information, So you are
advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat
more you are advice to be very fast as the Agent Robert Adams has
no time to waste due to his flight ticket. So the Information you are
required to reconfirm to the is as Follow.
(1)Your Full Name
(2)Mobile Phone Number
(3)Current Home Address
(4)Fax Number
(5)Country
(6)City
(7)Nearest Airport
(8)your Occupation
Kindly contact him and the Contact person, Name Diplomatic Agent
Robert Adams CALL OR TEXT TO HIM NOW +1 (518 595 4847 ) So contact
him to deliver your ATM CARD first thing tomorrow morning possibly
today, Make sure the bellow stated codes are identified when
contacting him and it's a VIP Delivery dispatched directly from my
office the director of the DHL Company
SHIPMENT CODE AWB33XZS
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