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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "jeffersoncarls@live.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: "SENATE HOLDING (HOUSE OF SENATE)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <demail07@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 02:03:35 -0800
Subject: Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
SENATE HOLDING (HOUSE OF SENATE)
FEDERAL REPLUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Your Ref.
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR NORMINATION FILE AND HAVE APPROVED YOUR FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT.THIS OFFICE
HAVE AUTHORIZED YOUR ACCESS OF APPROVED FUNDS THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THROUGH AN ATM CARD. THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD,SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND
THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS DEPARTMENT CARD PAYMENT CENTER MR JEFFERSON CARLS ON HIS EMAIL.ADDRESS: jeffersoncarls@live.com
AND ALSO SEND RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
3. MAILING ADDRESS:
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION:
WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-822) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT.
Below are few list of people like you who have received their payment successfully.
Name : Joan Tyler Solly: COUNTRY: United State Of America
Name : Donna L. Vargas: COUNTRY: Australia
Name : Rovenda Elaine Clayton: COUNTRY: Japan
KINDEST REGARDS,
MR DAVID MARK.
SENATE PRESIDENT.
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