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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:
- "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)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "@diplomats.com" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- globaldeliver1@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MR JOSEPH WILLIAMS <dryaradu@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: globaldeliver@diplomats.com
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:46:24 +0000
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL DELIVERY SERVICE FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT
ATTN :-sir/ma
I am Mr Joseph Williams FBI Representative here in Africa in
conjunction with The Economic And Financial Crime Commission,
committee know as (EFCC) and The United Nation we hereby notified you
that base on the meting we held in Abuja today I decided to contact
you because of the prevailing security report reaching my office and
the intense nature of polity in Nigeria. This is to inform you about
our new plan to send your fund to you via cash Delivery; this system
will be easier for you and for us. We are going to send your contract
part payment of US$ 5 Million to you via The Global Delivering service
and we are going to monitor your consignment until it gets to your
address which you will proved. So all you need to do is to send your
information to Global Delivering service to avoid mistake, see it
below:-
1. Your full name and address
2. Your identity such as, international passport or driver's license
3. Your contact phone numbers.
So kindly contact the person in charge on how you are going to receive
your part payment of $5 million below with your full information
Name :-Mr Morrison Peterson
Controller Global Delivering service
Email:-globaldeliver1@diplomats.com
Tel:- +234-811-566-4865
Best Regards,
MR JOSEPH WILLIAMS
THE FBI REPERSENTATIVE IN AFFRICA
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