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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "consignment " (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Waziri Farida <pmorganchasebank@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: mrswazirifarida@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:53:37 +0800
Subject: Re: CONTACT TO FREE CLAIM YOUR ITEM FROM THE CUSTOMS WHERE IT WAS SEIZED
Attention My Dear Owner,Â
Please if you are the owner of this e-mail that message deliver to , please kindly Customs e-mails below because this office of United Nations appointee committee had meeting with the all Customs in every Airport all over the World that is under the United Nations to give grace and release all items of any kind that they seized because of one document or the other and we finalized in our meeting with them that should release of package / parcel / consignment of any kind that have stayed over one year in the custody and they all agreed , now if you receive and read this message then try and contact the e-mails below and make sure you follow the instructions they give to you and receive your item.
So when contacting them , make sure you told them about your item and your address and before we forget , you will pay $75 for the Originator Approval Of Release that will be giving to the Customs by the Country Abuja Nigeria where your item you are going to claim came from and remember that without Originator Approval Of Release that the Customs will not release any thing to you.
 E-mail:: custromsservices@manager.in.th E-mail:: dhl-deliverydept@vamprose.cnÂ
Send the $75 to this Information below.Â
Receiver’s Name : Ekwealor Alex MaduekeÂ
Country : Abuja NigeriaÂ
City : Abuja Question : WinÂ
Answer :Â YesÂ
Amount : $75Â
Sender’s Name :Â
Senders Country :Â
Regards. United Nations.Â
David Richard
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