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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.
- 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.
- mr.robertwilliampackage@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Robert Willam <revfatherbobjohnson3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.robertwilliampackage@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 09:13:46 +0100
Subject: welcome to office of Mr Robert Willam Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Your welcome to office of Mr Robert Willam Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Attention:
The reason why you did not hear from me since regarding this new
ordered signed is because i have been very busy because many citizens
is contacting for they funds to be cash direct deposit to they account
through me and my personal escorts, as new order have been signed to
make sure that all us citizens receive what belongs to them and new
idea and ordered signed is to send every ones funds through cash
direct deposit, so i will personal go to you bank and cash direct
deposit you total funds $48.6million to you account within 45minutes
after you send the new ordered signing charge which cost sum of $282,
if you send it now my personal escorts will drive me to you bank and i
will cash direct deposit you funds to your account and email you scan
copy of the payment slip for you record, so you can start making
withdraw from you account after 45minutes of confirmation of the $282
new ordered signing charge.
SUBMIT YOU CONTACT DETAILS.
Your Full Name:
Your Address:
Your Country:
Your City:
Your Home Address:
Your Office Address:
Your Occupation:
Your Contact Home Phone Number:
Your Cell Phone Number
Your Age:
Your Sex:
Your Next Of Kin:
A Scan Copy of your Identity:
Response back to have the receivers information which you can use to
send the new signing ordered charge to enable my personal escorts
drive me to any of your bank location and cash direct deposit you
total funds to you account and email you scan copy of the cash direct
deposit slip for your record, and i want you to understand that you
will be able to make withdraw of you funds from you account within
45minutes after confirmation of the new signing ordered charge sum of
$282.
Your urgently response is highly needed once you receive this email ok.
Thanks,
Best Regard
Mr Robert Willam
New Director
Central Intelligence Agency
E-mail: mr.robertwilliampackage@yahoo.com
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