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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- atmmastercard@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr, Jackson Rogers" <Rogers@siren.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "ATM CARD" <atmmastercard@deliveryman.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:07:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN BENFICIARY
Attention,
We have deposited your ATM CARD worth ($3.5)million USA dollar through ATM
OFFICE department, after our finally meeting in this office regarding T0
your ATM DELIVERY CARD,All you have to do is to contact ATM OFFICE director
Hon.Jackson Rogers via E-mai(atmmastercard@deliveryman.com). He will give
you direction on how you will be receiving your fund that is convecting true
ATM CARD delivery office.Remember to send your Full information to avoid
wrong delivery of your ATM CARD such as,
Receiver's Name
Address:
Country:
Phone Number:
contact Hon.Jonas Gbian or you can call him on +229-98127269 as soon as you
receive this email and tell him to give you the direction on how you will
received your ATM CARD Please let us know as soon as you received all your
funds.
Best Regards.
ATM DELIVERY AGENT
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