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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- 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.
- unitednation_office_org@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- unit our ref: wb/nf/un/xx105/2015 email: unitednation_office_org@yahoo.com attn:sir/madam united nation compensation payment notice: (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. X" <xx@emplot.net>
Reply-To: mrmichael.jerry@yahoo.de
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 23:55:27 +0600
Subject: Hello !
FROM THE OFFICE OF MR MICHAEL JERRY
DIRECTOR UN COMPENSATION
PAYMENT
ADDRESS;870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE
TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX105/2015
EMAIL:
unitednation_office_org@yahoo.com
ATTN:SIR/MADAM
UNITED NATION
COMPENSATION PAYMENT NOTICE:
This is to congratulate you for scaling through
the hurdles of screening by the Board of Directors of UN Compensation payment
task force. Your payment file was approved and the instruction was given to
release your payment Worth US$4.500(Four Million five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars Only) and at any of the Options; The
options are as
follows:
* Diplomatic Cash payment
* ATM Card.
Therefore you are required
to contact Mr.Peter Amangbo(CEO, Zenith Bank Nig.Plc through this email
zenithbannk_nig@yahoo.com
We look forward for your immediate response to the
bank through zenithbannk_nig@yahoo.com to enable start the necessary arrangement
for the release of the fund to you.
congratulate to you again.
Best
regards.
MR MICHAEL JERRY
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