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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.
- 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.
- unitednationdpfinancier@financier.com (Financier; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- duct road , london, england. (head office) unitednationdpfinancier@financier.com phone:+448715727337 congratulations!!!! this is to (Financier; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "UNITED NATION FINANCIER" <info@unitednation.com>
Reply-To: atmf@comic.com
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 02:14:37 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
UNITED NATION FINANCIER
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
#23 DUCT ROAD ,
LONDON,
ENGLAND.
(head Office)
unitednationdpfinancier@financier.com
PHONE:+448715727337
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
This is to inform you that the sum of $2.500.000 (USD) dollars has being
award to you in the ongoing ATM MASTER CAR /VISA CARD PAYMENT by the
united nation of African department in conjunction with
carnegiemellontoday social charity community.Your card number is ATM
208.This program was organized in order to arrest the world economic melt
down.
This card is accepted by any ATM CARD machine in any part of the world
today and has a daily withdrawal limit of$5,000.00(USD) dollars per day
from any ATM Master/Visa Card machine in your country.Your selection was
done via the email address balloting selection by the united nation,so you
one out of the 100 lucky beneficiaries of the payment
Email:atmf@comic.com
(African Dept)
Contact Person: Dr Chris
Send following information's below to the Zull Consultant on
atmf@comic.com for your procession as well as the release of your
master card today.
1. FULL NAMES:
2. NATIONALITY:
3. DATE OF BIRTH
4. SEX:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6 CONTACT ADDRESS:
7. MOBILE NUMBER:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. PRESENT COUNTRY:
10.STATE:
11.YOUR CARD NUMBER:
12.A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR PASSPORT NUMBER
Note: Your response should be sent to atmf@comic.com because if you send
your information's to ( consider yourself disqualified because it will not
be attended to.You are advised to visit your mail box
3 times daily
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Thanks
Mrs Celine
(African Director)
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