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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 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.
- vicepresident2000@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- delivery ,when you send them email on this address(vicepresident2000@hotmail.com) they will get back to you with a document which you (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: MRS RODALINE KOFI <west.africa.government.deliver@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:00:01 -0700
Subject: WEST AFRICA GOVERNMENT DELIVERY AGENT. NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND FOR
YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY
GOOD DAY.
THIS IS TO NOTIFIED YOU THAT WE HAVE PAID YOU TODAY THROUGH CASH PARCEL
DELIVERY INSIDE ONE PARCEL TO BE DELIVER TO YOUR HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
WITH AN ATM MASTER CARD WITHOUT THE PARCEL SEALED IN AN ENVELOPE MARKED :
UN/WB/90990 WITH YOUR ATM CARD NUMBER;7890 HOLD THE PARCELS ON YOUR NAME,
OK.
AS I SPEAK WITH YOU I AM IN J.F.K INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RIGHT NOW WITH THE
PARCEL SO ALL YOU ARE TO DO IS TO CONFIRM TO ME THAT WHEN I ARRIVE THAT
WITH THE ADDRESS IS IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO MEET WITH YOU FACE TO FACE
ALL YOU ARE TO DO NOW IS TO WRITE TO OUR HEAD OFFICE IN GHANA THAT I HAVE
CONTACTED YOU REGARDS YOUR ATM CARDS DELIVERY ,WHEN YOU SEND THEM EMAIL ON
THIS ADDRESS(vicepresident2000@hotmail.com) THEY WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH
A DOCUMENT WHICH YOU WILL FORWARD TO ME AND I WILL SHOW IT TO THE CUSTOMS
HERE IN THE AIRPORT THEN I CAN LEAVE BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE ME HOURS TO GET
TO YOUR HOUSE OK.SIR PLEASE I WILL NEED YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS.
THANK YOU.
MRS RODALINE KOFI
EMAIL: west.africa.government.deliver@gmail.com
WEST AFRICA GOVERNMENT
DELIVERY AGENT
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