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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- 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.
- dippost4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Rev. Amos Martins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glopost4@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:31:37 +0530
Subject: CONTACT MR. MICHAEL BEN!!!
Dear Friend,
We have your ATM Visa Card worth of {$5.7 Million} out of delivery with Global Afro Express agent Mr. Michael Ben which was currently at JF Kennedy International Airport New York city with your package, So contact him because he called me this morning to inform me that he misplaced your delivery address which he had due to the new law in International Airport especially US,UK & France Airport now passes all delivery package into an Eagle Eyes Scanning System that will let them know what is inside your package with your full information.
(1) Your Full Name:========
(2) Mobile Phone Number:====
(3) Current Home Address:====
(4) Country:==================
(5) City:======================
(6) Nearest Airport:============= as he was in JF Kennedy Airport New York City right now because of the Searching and Scanning of the package which made him to misplace your address.
Contact Agent: Mr. Michael Ben
E-mail ID: { dippost4@gmail.com }
Contact Number: +1 347 7081 778
Regards;
Rev. Amos Martins
Director Paying Center In Asia Pacific
World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer {CFO}.
Websites: https://finances.worldbank.org/
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