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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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
- 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.
- +447017758397 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- brazil2014worldcupclaimunit@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "BRAZIL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brazil2014worldcupclaimunit@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 01:45:12 +0530
Subject: ###BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP FIFA AWARD DETAILS###
FIFA HEAD OFFICE
1-21 CRAWFORD STREEET,
SUIT 287, LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
W1H 1PJ
2014 FIFA WORLD CUP DRAW
Congratulation as your E-mail has be awarded the sum of (Eight hundred and fifty thousand Pound sterling) £,850,000.00 in
BRAZIL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP DRAW. E-Lottery Selection in the United Kingdom. Your winning
Information is bellow as your email was attached to the ticket number
(2014AD-BRZ16) and ballot number (2014-EF-PPY/BRZ).
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Winner should forward their winning information / personal details to bellow E-mail Address
brazil2014worldcupclaimunit@gmail.com
1. FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
3. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
4. NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:
5. PHONE NO:
6. SEX:
7. OCCUPATION:
8. MARITAL STATUS:
9. NATIONALITY:
CONTACT THE PERSON BELOW
Name: Dr. Jack Buck
(Online Claim Manager)
+447017758397
2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL
FIFA OFFICIAL PARTNERS
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