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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:
- 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.
- john_luis01@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Henry Uba" <henryuba132@ankara.tc>
Reply-To: john_luis01@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:25:06 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER ,
WE HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT FIDELITY BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE
OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $3.6MILLION.USD THROUGH ATM CARD .YOU HAVE TO STOP
FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF
FINANCE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARDPAYMENT.FIDELITY
BANK PLC DIRECTOR HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN
ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT. THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT
($3.6MILLION.USD) THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC 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 . THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS
$7,000 USD PER DAY. A TOTAL OF $7,000.00USD AT A TIME . NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE
CARE OF YOURFUND BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY. THIS IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA.
KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM
PAYMENT CARD TO YOU.
YOU ARE REQUESTED SEND YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AS LIST BELOW:
FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
YOUR AGE
YOUR OCCUPATION
FOR IMMEDIATE MAILING OF THE ATM CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (FIDELITY BANK PLC) HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR
CODE OF CONDUCT SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHICH IS ATM-0315 WHEN
CONTACTING REGINALD IHEJIAHI-M.D. ON THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT.KINDLY NOTIFY (FIDELITY BANK PLC) IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT
OF THIS MASSAGE FROM THE FIDELITY BANK PLC.
DR John Luis.
HEAD OF ATM DEPT.
EMAIL (john_luis01@hotmail.com)
(FIDELITY BANK PLC)BENIN REPUBLIC.
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