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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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: "Mr.Mutafar Ali" <mr.mustafarali@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Mutafar Ali" <dhldeliverycompany1211@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2017 01:04:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD IS READY
Attn:Beneficialy
This is to bring to your notice that i have registered your ATM MASTER CARD to the DHL COURIER COMPANY.And the ATM Card value is $2,500,000.00 united state dollars,And The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused.Reasons for their
refusal is because they do not know when you are going to contact them because the keeping fee is $50 dollars per a day,and i deposited it yesterday been April 14th 2017 So that is reason why i did not pay for
keeping fee and that is only money you are going to pay them,so i want you to contact urgent to avoid increase of their keeping fee.
DHL Director Deneral :Dr.
Steven Edwin
EMAIL Contact by clicking reply
Tel: +229 68384111
These are the information needed for easy delivery of your ATM
Card.
1.YOUR FULL NAME_____
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS______
3.YOUR PHONE NUMBER____
4.A COPY OF YOUR ID____
5.YOUR AGE/SEX______
6.YOUR COUNTRY_____
So as soon as you received your ATM Card do let me know ok
Try to indicate all this codes to them because it will prove that you are the rightful person that own the ATM Master Card deposited in their
custody.
Shipment Code awb 33xzs
ATM Card Registered Code No xgt442
Security Code sctc:2001dhx:567:
Transaction Code 233:cstc:101:33028
Certificate Deposit code: sctc:bun.xxiv:78:01
Depositor Names: Mr.Mutafar Ali
Best Regard
Mr.Mutafar Ali.
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