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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: INTERNAL REVENUE BOARD <info@atm.com>
Reply-To: internalrevenuedesk@live.com
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:11:09 +0200
Subject: [SPAM] Internal Revenue Board, Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
The Board of trustees of the United Nations Development hereby congratulate you on the approval of your Compensation payment as scam victim,please if you are not the owner of this email or you have not been a victim before be sincere to yourself by not responding,ATM CARD Number 3520 worth US$500,000 has been accredited in your name.Kindly contact the office with the information below for the immediate release of your ATM CASH CARD.
Note:The only fees you are to pay when contacting this Office is US$100 which is meant for the shipping of the parcel.
Contact Person:Mr.David James
Email: davidjames_desk@live.com
Telephone Number:
FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
SEX:
AGE:
Regards,
President U.N Countries
Mr. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
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