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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:
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
- "department_atm@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.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: ATM OFFICE <kandoriATMOFFICE@chive.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: department_atm@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 06:45:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?IMMEDIATE_PAYMENT_NOTIFICATION=E2=80=8F=E2=80=8E!!!?=
Am Hon. Dr. Everest Ony United Nation Organization Representative in west Africa with base in Benin Republic going by series of petition received from International Financial Agencies on the way your inheritance fund was handled by our correspondence office, after extensive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stakeholders in the Government, Subcommittees of the Federal Republic of Benin.
Your fund has been removed and credited with success into an visa ATM card worth $3.7 million usd which will be delivered to you through courier delivery services.
This office will send to you a MasterCard that you will use to withdraw your funds in any ATM MACHINE CENTER or MASTERCARD outlet within worldwide with a maximum of $5000usd daily.
Now you are advised to contact Mr.Fredrico Young through his office mail address
Name: Mr.Fredrico Young
Email address: ( department_atm@outlook.com )
Tel-phone: +229-99-51-11-15
With the listed information listed below to enable his office and the paying bank process and deliver your ATM Card to your home address at once without further delays
1.FULL NAME:
2.FULL ADDRESS:
3.COUNTRY:
4.TEL-PHONE:
5.OCCUPATION:
6.DATE OF BIRTH:
Kindly furnish his office with your valid contact information in order to be reconfirmed on line with the one contained in their payment data.
Regards
Hon. Dr. Everest Ony
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