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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:
- 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.
- david.mrjames@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: ATM CARD OFFICE CLAIM <test@tongguan114.com>
Reply-To: <david.mrjames@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:39:10 -0700
Subject: Attn: For Your ATM Card:
Attn: For Your ATM Card:
I am writing for your update we have arranged your payment through our swift Card payment Center Asia pacific, this Card center will send you an ATM Card that you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world but the maximum is Six Thousand Five hundred United States Dollars per day. So if you like to receive your Funds in this way then let us know by contacting our ATM payment Department Benin Republic and also send the following information as listed below.
1.) Full name
2.) Address where you want your ATM Card to be sent
3.) Phone and fax number
4.) Name of your country
5) Attach copy of your Identification
Kindly contact the below person who is in possition to release your ATM Card to you Mr. David James Director ATM payment department Financial Bank PLC Nigeria
MR.DAVID JAMES
Phone: +224-8025617124
Email: david.mrjames@yahoo.dk
The ATM Card payment center has been mandated to issue out $850.000.00 ,only you have to stop any further comminucation with any other person(s) or Office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment immediately and that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-8011) so you have to indicate this code when contacting Mr. David James by using it as your subject so that you can receive your ATM Card without having time wasted.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Mr. Michael Cruz
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