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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- dhlc.003@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: mrjohnsonuba <alhmadremi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dhlc.003@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:05:58 +0100
Subject: CONTACT DHL COMPANY FOR DELIVERY
Attention,
This is to inform you that your long awaiting fund
worth $7.5million has been approved to be delivered to you in Good faith.
We are very sorry for our late response, we have been
working very hard to come up with proper modalities of making the delivery
to you through DHL and we have come to a final conclusion from our last
meeting that you are going to receive your FUND through ATM CARD.
Note: the only money you will send to them is $85 been
their delivery fee base on our agreement with them, please don't be
deceived by anybody to pay more than $85, and let me know once you receive
your ATM Card, I will advise you to call Mr David Ikolo and ask him where to
send the money and when you will receive your ATM Card.
Please don't let them know the content of the package to avoid any
problem or miss packaging ok.
Reconfirm your current information to DHL Courier
Company for immediate
procedure. Such as below
YOUR NAME_______________
YOUR HOME ADDRESS_______
YOUR ID COPY____________
YOUR COUNTY___________
YOUR AGE/SEX_____________
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER____
YOUR OCCUPATION______
DHL Contact person.
Mr.David Ikolo
Email:( dhlc.003@gmail.com )
Phone:+229-688-753-37
Thanks and God Bless You.
Regard,
Dr James More
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