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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:
- 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 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.
- +447045786907 (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.
- info-secretray-univasal-org@usa.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- our secretariat office via e-mail:[info-secretray-univasal-org@usa.com] for more details and requirement for registration. also (Usa; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: JERRIE MACDONALD <info@bhattiwears.com>
Reply-To: jerrie_mcdonald@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:58:06 +0000
Subject: Dear Colleague
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Dear Colleague,
The Universal International Youth Organization (U.I.Y.O) is pleased to
invite you to attend our fifth-coming International Conference on
(Child Abuse, Racism & Human Trafficking and Problems of Youth
Unemployment). This event will begins from (November 17Th to 21st
2014) in Amarillo-Texas, United State and (November 23rd to 28Th 2014)
in Republic of Senegal. I am honored to invite you to attend this
conference as my guest.
Kindly contact our secretariat office via
E-mail:[info-secretray-univasal-org@usa.com] For more details and
requirement for registration. Also feel free to contact me if you need
any further details on the conference. Endeavor to inform the
secretariat that you were invited to participate by (Ms. Jerrie
Mcdonald) a staff member of the Universal International Youth
Foundation branch in UK and currently doing her part time master in
international relations in Oxford University London.
Note that all interested delegates that requires entry visa to enter
the United States to attend this meeting will be assisted by the
organization, in obtaining visa in their passport. Free air round trip
tickets to attend this meeting will be provided to all participants.
The Workshop welcomes paper presentation from any interested
participants willing to present papers during the meeting.!Please let
me know whether you can make it as soon as you can, through my
personal e-mail: [jerrie_mcdonald@yahoo.com] and have a wonderful
moment.
Thanks!
Jerie Mcdonald office No.(+447045786907)
U.I.Y.O, USA.
OFFICE TEL- +1-206-666-4159 E-MAIL:
[info-secretray-univasal-org@usa.com]
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