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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (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.
- 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.
- donaldpacker88@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Robert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <donaldpacker88@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:08:53 +0200
Subject: Attention
Attn: Client,
We write to notify to you that our official diplomatic agent conveying your consignment valid at the sum of $1.200.000.00 Million is presently stranded in your International airport until now. We required you to reconfirm the following information’s below so that he can deliver your consignment to you today.
NAME: ………………………….
ADDRESS: …………………………
MOBILE No: …………………………
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT: ……………….
ANY COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION: ……………..
OCCUPATION……………………………..
COMPANY REGISTRATION NO: EG58945
CODE NUMBER: 0140479
You are required to forward your Code and Company Registration numbers to him to enable him locates your package through this official email herein ; Contact Person:
Diplomat Donald Parcker: (donaldpacker88@superposta.com)
OFFICIAL NOTICE:
The Agent diplomat does not know the actual content of the consignment as $1.2Million United States Dollars in cash and on no circumstances should he know this. This consignment was moved as registered Liberian Gold, for a free trade transaction so never you allow him to open the box until it’s delivered to you. Once we acknowledge your humble information’s we shall forward them to him for hand over.
Yours Faithfully
Mr. Robert
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