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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- 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.
- mrbenwhite10@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?El_Dr=2E_Ray_G=F3mez?= <moorthy1943@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrbenwhite10@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 14:39:14 +0100
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?INFORMACI=D3N?=
A la atención de:
Nos refere a la carta publicada en su dirección y no escuchamos de
usted decidimos enviarlo por correo electrónico a usted. Escuche que
hay un problema con el Consejo Europeo de Pagos en la cantidad de $
1,500,000.00 que ha sido acreditado a su cuenta de correo electrónico
en línea. Su vinificación giro bancario se ha cargado en la tarjeta de
cajero automático Visa por el banco emisor para la entrega a su
dirección. Para obtener más información y aclaraciones; contacto con
nuestro coordinador zonal INMEDIATAMENTE con sus detalles para la
entrega por correo electrónico (mrbenwhite10@gmail.com) Sr. Benson
Blanco. Tel: 229-98689312.
Tu Ganar Ref: Código es ONU-DMP-3999-VOL21X-14.
Saludos cordiales,
El Dr. Ray Gómez
Comité de pagos - Comisión Europea
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Attn:
We refere to the letter posted to your address and did not hear from
you we decide to email it to you. Listen there is an issue with the
European Payments Council in the amount of $1,500,000.00 that has been
credited to your online email account. Your wining bank draft has been
loaded into ATM Visa Card by the issuing bank for delivery to your
address. For more information and clarification; Contact our zonal
coordinator IMMEDIATELY with your details for delivery via email (
mrbenwhite10@gmail.com ) Mr. Benson White. Tel: +229-98689312.
Your Winning Ref: Code is UN-DMP-3999-VOL21X-14.
Best Regards,
Dr. Ray Gomez
Payments Committee - European Commission
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