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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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (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 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.
- diplomaticagenthenrywilliams@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "DIPLOMAT HENRY WILLIAM" <fileeeoofice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomaticagenthenrywilliams@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 06:20:33 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE
FROM DIPLOMAT HENRY WILLIAMS; I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND NOW
ATTENTION PLEASE
I’M DIPLOMAT HENRY WILLIAMS; I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ON YOUR TELEPHONE
ABOUT AN HOUR NOW JUST TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESSFUL ARRIVAL IN SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CALIFORNIA WITH YOUR TWO BOXES OF CONSIGNMENT
WORTH $2.500.000.00 USD WHICH I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY ECOWAS COURIER
DELIVERY COMPANY TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU. THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY DEMANDED FOR
ALL THE LEGAL BACK UP PAPERS TO PROVE TO THEM THAT THE FUND IS NO WAY RELATED
WITH DRUG NOR FRAUD MONEY,
GET BACK TO ME WITH BELOW EMAIL NOW; (DIPLOMATICAGENTHENRYWILLIAMS@YAHOO.FR)
OR CALL ME ON THIS LINE: 209 479 7232
I HAVE PRESENTED THE PAPERS I HANDED TO THEM AND THEY ARE VERY MUCH PLEASED
WITH THE PAPER’S I PRESENTED BUT THE ONLY THING THAT IS STILL KEEPING ME HERE
IS THE AIRPORT DELIVERY TAG WHICH IS NOT PLACED ON THE BOXES, ONE OF THE
AIRPORT AUTHORITY HAS ADVISE THAT WE GET THE DELIVERY TAG SO THAT I CAN EXIT
THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE MY DELIVERY SUCCESSFUL .I TRY TO REASON WITH
THEM AND THEY STATED THE DELIVERY TAG WILL COST US JUST $95 DOLLARS ONLY TO
GET THE TWO TAG PLACED ON THE BOXES AS THAT TAG WILL ENABLE ME GET TO YOUR
HOUSE SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY INTERFERENCE, THEY SCANNED THE BOXES AND FOUND
OUT THAT THE FUND IS 100 % SPEND ABLE AND ACCEPTED BY ANY BANK IN THE WHOLE
WORLD.
GET BACK TO ME WITH BELOW EMAIL NOW; (DIPLOMATICAGENTHENRYWILLIAMS@YAHOO.FR)
OR CALL ME ON THIS LINE: 209 479 7232
PLEASE TRY AND REACH ME WITH MY INTERNATIONAL NUMBER 209 479 7232 AS I CAN NOT
AFFORD TO SPEND MORE TIME HERE DUE TO OTHER DELIVERY I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IN
BANGKOK. HERE ARE THE PAPERS BACKING THE FUNDS TOGETHER WITH MY ID CARD AS I
CAN ACCOMPANY YOU TO YOUR BANK WERE YOU WILL DEPOSIT THE FUND SUCCESSFULLY
WITH THESE PAPERS. I HAVE I MORE VITAL PAPER WITH ME BUT I CAN ONLY PRESENT
YOU THE HARD COPY WHEN I REACH YOUR HOUSE AS THAT IT’S THE DIPLOMATIC RULES,
SUCH AS AUTHORIZATION TO DELIVER.
YOU CAN DIRECT THE TAG FEE TO OUR HEAD OFFICE AS THEY WILL GET IT HERE FOR YOU
AND THEY ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AND MAKE ANY PAYMENT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
AUTHORITY.
GET BACK TO ME WITH BELOW EMAIL NOW; (DIPLOMATICAGENTHENRYWILLIAMS@YAHOO.FR)
OR CALL ME ON THIS LINE: 209 479 7232
RECEIVER PETER EGWUONWU
COUNTRY BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY COTONOU
AMOUNT $ $95US DOLLARS
TEXT QUESTION. AA?
ANSWER …. BB
SENDER
REGARD
DIPLOMAT MR. HENRY WILLIAMS
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