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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:
- "we advice you" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- drmike.doglas@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Web Office <mr@organiz356.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <drmike.doglas@mail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 19:03:35 +0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS
my message...
Website: www.un.org/sg/management.shtm
United Kingdom Organization
Information Section.
760 United Kingdom Plaza,
RE: DOCKET NO. OP 292.
Our Ref: UN/BKL/STB
email:drmike.doglas@mail.com
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND UK£10MILLION GBP ONLY VIA ATM VISA CARD
Attention: Sir/Madam,
We wish to inform you that your payment of UK£10Million GBP from UNITED KINGDOM has been released and ready to be paid to you via ATM VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw the UK£10Million GBP from any ATM Machine in any part of the world. This your UK£10Million GBP was released because of your industrious capability. We advice you to work hard with this your UK£10Million GBP to boast the ECONOMY of your country the more. We appreciate all your manual and theoretical efforts towards the development of feeding the needs and wants of the world.
We have mandated the STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UK to issue an ATM VISA CARD and PIN# which you will use to withdraw the fund from any ATM machine in any part of the world but the maximum amount you can withdraw per day is UK£10,000.00 GBP. You are strongly advice immediately to contact DR. Mike Doglas the Manager of STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UK Plc via his email address: drmike.doglas@mail.com and send him your informations as directed;
1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Contact Address.
3) Your Home Phone, Mobile/Cell Phone and fax Number.
4) Your ID for verification
The ATM VISA CARD approval in your name has been sent to DR. MIKE DOGLAS and he is waiting for your above information to enable him process and send you the CARD and PIN number without any delay. So make sure you contact him right now with your information and tell him that you received a message from the UNITED KINGDOM, Instructing you to contact him for immediate release of your fund via ATM VISA CARD.
Contact FBI via this email: Director.FBI if you did not receive this ATM VISA CARD after 72hours you contacted him. You are warned to disregard other contact or any communication you have with other offices. Adhere and corporate with any instruction or advice from DR. MIKE DOGLAS to fastening the processing ok.
Please we are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past. Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept out congratulations!
Yours Sincerely,
MR. Kiyotaka Akasaka
Public Information Officer.
Website: www.un.org/sg/management.shtm
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