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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:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- fedexdeliverycompanyghanaahmed@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: offis@mksat.net
Reply-To: fedexdeliverycompanyghanaahmed@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:59:43 +0300
Subject: My Dear
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My Dear, I want to inform you that the fee for your Bank Draft has been
Paid yesterday 20/7/2015 2:30 Pm afternoon because the manager of Eco Bank
Nigeria told me that before the check will get to you it will expire. So I
told him to cash the $900, 000.00, all the necessary arrangement of
delivering of the $900,000.00 in cash was made with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY
WORLDWIDE.
Here is the contact of the FedEx Delivery Company Worldwide bellow.
ATTN: Mr.Ahmed Onah. EMAIL:fedexdeliverycompanyghanaahmed@yahoo.fr
Mr. Ahmed Onah
Director General
FedEx Delivery Company, Ghana.
Telephone #:+(233) 237-140-814
Please send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your Consignment. This is
the information they need from you in order to deliver your Consignment to
your
address.
1.YOUR FULL NAME...
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS....
3 YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.....
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.......
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.........
Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general
FedEx Delivery Company world wide in Nigeria Mr. Ahmed Onah. With the
address given to you.
Note. The FedEx Company here does not know the contents of the
Consignment.I registered it as damages of Electronics returning to the
retailer. They don't know its content is money to avoid them delaying with
the Consignment,please don't let them to know that the content of the
Consignment is money. I am waiting for your urgent response.
Meanwhile the only fee you have to pay them is 510 Pounds they will use
to obtain insurance certificate and claims of affidavit that will prove
that the Consignment belongs to you. Be rest assured that I have paid all
other fees? I am waiting for your urgent response.
Thanks
Dr Godsent Willard.
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