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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:
- 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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dangela1@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "2257987834@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Dave & Angela Dawes <dave@qq.com>
Reply-To: <dangela1@qq.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 04:50:12 -0800
Subject: Congratulations & Happy Celebrations in Advance
My wife and I won the biggest Euro Millions lottery prize of
101,203,600.70 GBP and we just commenced our Charity Donation and we will
be giving out cash Donation of 1,000,000.00 GBP to five (5) lucky
individuals and ten (10) charity Organizations from any part of the world.
To verify the genuineness of this email and our winnings, please see our
interview by visiting the web page below;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/8820288/EuroMillions-winners-we-are-now-officially-retired.html
Your email address was submitted to my wife and I by the Google Management
Team and you received this email because we have listed you as one of the
lucky Millionaires and all you have to do is get back to us via
e-mail: dangela1@qq.com kindly sends us the below details so
that we can direct our Bank to effect valid Bank Draft in your name to
your operational bank account in your country.
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Full Name:
State:
Country:
DOB:
Occupation:
Age:
Bank Name:
Sex:
Mobile/Tel:
Identity:
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Congratulations & Happy Celebrations in Advance,
Dave & Angela Dawes
2257987834@qq.com
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