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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million 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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "fedex_deliverypackagecard@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fedesdavidrebholz@outlook.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.
- Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- 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.
- 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.
- zenithbanklondon_atmtransfer@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
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Reply-To: fedex_deliverypackagecard@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 22:24:58 +0400
Subject: FEDEX NEW YORK READ WELL FOR YOUR ATM CARD
Hi SIR
I AM BRIAN PHILLIPS
FEDEX NEW YORK OFFICE KINKO'S HOUSE
Phone: +1-347-606-4159. call me today.
Email: fedex_deliverypackagecard@outlook.com
Dear Sir. WHY do you always to expose your atm card to the public as we always receive strange for for claim your atm card why cant you pay $100 dollars and tate your atm card to enable us have rest.
let me ask you a question AGAIN as we received a stranger
TODAY AGAIN this morning been Monday June here in my office again
at Kinko's House been the FedEx Office in new york where we received
a Man Named by Mr ROBERT ANDERSON a Man mention he is from Washington DC
saying that he was sent by you as your Brother of Representative to claim
your belonging Fund in Atm Card and we are hereby asking you a question again
whether you Know about Him for Claiming of your Atm card, please kindly
advice and give us a clarification in this aspect hereby as he
was explained that you have very big illness of Cancer and travel to London for the Treatment on last Saturday.
please customer your clarifications is highly needed to know your
exactly Fate and the serious of non Health according to the
Man Mr ROBERT ANDERSON whom mentioned about your illness to London Hospital
please Explained Thanks and God bless you for better explanation.
believe me I am ready to deliver your atm card this time just fulfill our
rule of the last fee of $100 dollars and take your atm card.
DON'T ALLOW YOUR ATM CARD TO RETURN BACK AS FEDEX HEADQUARTER WAS ADVICE
US TO DO. read well to receive your atm card for sure.
Kindly contact us for the delivery shipment of your ATM card package
which was Loaded about $15, 000, 000. Fifteen Million Dollars from Zenith Bank London.
Zenith bank Phone: +44-703-191-9236. or +44-703-191-6095. contact manager
name is : Davis Williams. Email: zenithbanklondon_atmtransfer@Safe-mail.net
when you send the last $100 dollars by money gram or western union only
then make sure to give FedEx new york all your correct House address and
phone number to avoid delivery mistake.
This is the opportunity to take your atm card no matter what happen FedEx is
out now to deliver your atm card.Read carefully to succeed while your
total fund from zenith bank London was fifteen million Dollars.
I swear that immediately you send this last $100 dollars definitely your
atm card must deliver the following day at your address while we shall
like you to keep someone in the house or you stay at home your self why
because FedEx have already change their system of work to the extent that
if any manager is delaying the delivery package again the manager will be prosecuted to the
law court this is new Law now.
I must advice you today that the reason why we directed you to send the
fee to the west Africa is because the attach certificate is very low cost
prize but other countries is charging higher that is why we reefer you to
the west Africa to get the certificate very chipper rate of $100 dollars
only.
the reason we direct you to west Africa is because the attach certificate
very low amount like $100 dollars than other countries and make sure you
contact David Rebholz of FedEx in west Africa for him to issue the
attach certificate in the rate of $100 dollars only.
see the Name to contact FedEx in west Africa for your last attach Document.
Name: David Rebholz.
Phone: +234-706-665-5666.
Email: fedesdavidrebholz@outlook.com contact him for your attach document before our FedEx new york shall deliver your atm card.
THIS IS THE NAME TO SEND THE FINAL FEE.
send in money gram only,
Name: NNAKEE TINA UJUNWA.
Country: Nigeria.
Amount: $100 dollars. (money gram or western union)
city: Lagos.
text question: delivery.
text answer: Card.
Then you send the mtcn.
Brian Phillips
CEO director
FedEx Office, New York
Phone: +1-347-606-41
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