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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)
- 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.
- diplomatmuthsamuel@mailbox.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Diplomat Muth Samuel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diplomatmuthsamuel@mailbox.hu>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 07:29:24 +0200
Subject: FOR DELIVERY YOUR PARKAGE,PLEASE RE'CONCOMFIRM YOUR DETAILS
Attn: Worthy Beneficiary Sir/Madam.
Is that true you have handed over your due contract/inheritance winning funds valued $5.5 Million including the interest sum of $200 thousand dollars to your representative Mr.Dee Charles Blummer with below address 1702 Henderson Ct. Irving, Tx 75061 USA Just because you dont have $520 needed for your delivery Re-Direction fee directly to your rightful delivery home or office as demanded to resend for proof clarification as worthy beneficiary ownership.
This gentleman sent any e-mail this morning with new delivery address including his ID passport and also promise to call today once he is out from work to get information of whom the fee will be sent to as receiver. Please indicate to me if actually you are aware of this new development as to avoid wrong direction of consignment delivery to unknown person.
This man have been pressing me with calls since yesterday over the issue of the consignment as the new claim from you. I therefore urge you to advice me immediately on the way forward if you have given out the legal authority to have the consignment delivered to him.
However, if you still want to have this delivery under your address, you are advised to immediately contact me for the immediate delivery of your consignment to your door step valued $5.5 Million.
If i do not hear from you, I will return you consignment as unclaimed fund to avoid sending it to a wrong person and it cannot be release any more to you.
PLEASE SEND YOUR COMFIRMED THIS DETAILS ON THIS EMAIL: diplomatmuthsamuel@mailbox.hu
Diplomat Muth Samuel.
Phone: 914-230-4334
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