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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:
- "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.
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Bebe Ude <officefile1057@verizon.net>
Reply-To: dhl_compan53@w.cn
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:09:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT DHL COMAPNY???
Attn: Beneficiray,
We decide to deliver your ($1.5Million Usd) through Dhl Company agent but we did not hear from you for good one week now why, Kindly contact Dhl Company agent and ask them to let you know when your ATM CARD will arrive in your homes addrees for you to receive it because all the fee has be paid,
Therefore is your duty to contact them now and make sure that you reconfirm your current deliver address to them to avoid mistake during the deliver by deliver your ATM CARD to another person.
Director general name is (MR. DAVID MBA) Direct contact email address::(dhl_compan53@w.cn ) Please make sure you get back to me once you receive the ATM CARD but please don't let them know that you have amount of $1.5Million insidy the ATM CARD to avoid another problem please.
Thank you and may God almight father bless you.
Regards,
From Mr Bebe Ude
Cotonou Benin Republic
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