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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "deaconbrianroberts@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "SWITCH COURIER COMPANY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deaconbrianroberts@qq.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:19:41 -0600
Subject: GOOD NEWS ON YOUR PENDING PAYMENT
Attn: Beneficiary,
The United Nations Compensation Commission payment exercise has deposited your payment of (20.900, 000.00) Twenty Million Nine Hundred Thousand Euros with Switch Courier Company, This is regarding the draws the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon organized on his visit to Africa/Asia/U.S.A, to help individuals/Internet Scam victims and charity organization which your Email address was listed among those who are to benefit from the compensation exercise..
The Switch Courier Company will send you First Ninty Thousand Euros(90, 000.00) via Merchant Terminal Account.Please contact Deacon Brian Robert your Merchant Gateway Codes so that he will credit your Merchant terminal within 3 days of this notice.
Contact DEACON ROBERTS
Email: deaconbrianroberts@qq.com
Tel: +1-312-548-0030
Also provide the below information to enable re-programme your details on the database.
2. Your Postal Address:
3. Contact address
4. Country of Origin
5. Telephone N°.
6. Your ID Card Scanned Copy
NOTE: You shall not spend a single dime of your money to recieve your payment.Incase you do not have a merchant
account we shall assist you in creating one.
Best Regard
Mr Pierre Dominique
Switch Courier Company.
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