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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- impex_courier_comp0142@yahoo.com.tr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- benin republic. tele;00229-938-153-50 e-mail;impex_courier_comp0142@yahoo.com.tr contact today to avoid increase of their keeping fees (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "CAPT. MARTIN LAZAROW " <office_file25@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: impex_courier_comp0142@yahoo.com.tr
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:17:24 +0300
Subject: THIS IS FOR YOUR DELIVERY NOTIFICATION
UNITED NATIONS
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS B PLAZA 20-A
NEW YORK NY 10017
ATTN.
THIS IS FOR YOUR DELIVERY NOTIFICATION
This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid for the delivery and the
insurance of YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER PIN AND
YOUR TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC .I paid it because the PAYMENT SLIP has
less 5days
to cancel by the head office in New York and when it cancel,the money will go
into Government purse.With that I decided to help you pay the money so
that,YOUR
PAYMENT SLIP will not be cancel,because I know when you cash your funds
definitely you must pay me my money back and even compensate me for
helping you.
Now i want you to contact Impex Courier Company with your Full Contact
informations so that they can deliver your PAYMENT SLIP to your designated
address without any delay. Like i stated earlier, The delivery charges
has been
paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused. They
refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact
them and dumourage might increase. They told me that their keeping fees is $25
per day and i deposited it yesterady 14th-10-2009.
Director Dr Kenneth Ifezuo
Address: Avenue Stermetz Rue 1255
Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Tele;00229-938-153-50
E-mail;impex_courier_comp0142@yahoo.com.tr
Contact Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know once you
receive YOUR PAYMENT SLIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PIN
AND YOUR
TRANSFER ACCESS CODE TAC.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CAPT. MARTIN LAZAROW
THIS E-MAIL IS FOR SECURIY INCASE E-mail united_nations740@yahoo.co.nz
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