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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
- royalmaildiplomaticdelivery@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "ZENITH BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zenithbplc66@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 08:02:55 +0100
Subject: 24HOURS NOTICE FOR YOUR ATM CARD
ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL
zenith HeightsPlot 87 Ajose Adeogun Street,
Nigeria .
Tel:+234-803-842-0476
Attn of your:Payment Notification,
This is to inform you that all the abandoned ATM CARD approved of a Total Sum of $7.5 Million U.S Dollars have been authorized by the President of Nigeria for Re-activation to enable the beneficiaries Including You receive their ATM CARD. We wish to inform you that it has been activated successfully in your name by this bank and dispatched to the ROYALMAIL DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICE for them to deliver your ATM CARD to you there in your country.
We hereby notify you these day that your ATM CARD is valid from now till 2016 before it will expire. However, the Royalmail Diplomatic Delivery Service made it clear to this bank that it will cost you the rightful owner to this ATM CARD the sum of $350 U.S Dollars for the Insurance and Delivery Charges of your ATM CARD to your home address in your country.
Now I want you to contact ROYALMAIL DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY SERVICE with your Full Contact information's to enable them deliver your Card to your designated home address without any delay. Like I stated earlier, The Insurance/Delivery charges is $350 U.S Dollars Only and you are advised to submit your personal information to their office and request the instruction on how you can send them the required fee $350 U.S Dollars to enable them proceed with the delivery of your ATM CARD to your home address.
Contact Person: Mr. John Mike
RoyalMail Diplomatic Delivery Service
Email: royalmaildiplomaticdelivery@gmail.com
Tel: +234-803-731-2827
Contact them Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know once you receive your Card so that you will receive official form from this bank to become our customer.
ATM OFFICE
ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL
MR.GODWIN EMEFIELE
+234-803-842-0476
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