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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:
- "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- 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.
- atmnationa27@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "ATM "<htthatht@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: atmnationa27@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:19:18 +0530
Subject: ATTN PLEASE!
ATTN PLEASE!
After the meeting held on 11/08/2014 by the delegates of the World Bank
regarding all outstanding debts will be released to the beneficiaries of their MONEY
the Asia bank officials recover from corrupt because they
the inability to send FUNDS to a recipient. Based on the records we have,
your inheritance/contract FUNDS of US $ 5,538000 (five million five
hundred and thirty-eight thousand dollars) and I want to tell you that
your FUNDS are released to us on October/10/2014 in the form of the ATM Card.
Your FUNDS have been made available to you through Automatic teller machine known
as (ATM) which will be delivered to your address. Due to the processing of Your ATM Card, you must contact Your
claims officer not later than
10/11/ 2014 after this date, all funds will be returned to
the National Association of unclaimed accounts property administrator as
unclaimed funds.
The US treasury will charge you for
$23, 000.00 to pay after you receive your ATM. This means you will
asked to withdraw the tax costs $ 23000.00 from your ATM card in five
weeks after you receive your ATM card, IRS failure to do so will
ordered the bank to cancel your ATM card.
Your can only withdraw five thousand dallors per day.
Contact Officer: Terry Ford ATM payment
Email: atmnationa27@gmail.com
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Nearest
FMS has made it easy for you to spend a little more and get your funds.
On behalf of u.s. FINANCIAL services FINANCIAL management I says
Congratulations to you.
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