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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "United Nations" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <william.anthony1970@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 05:43:59 +0330
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS READY NOW
LAST EMAIL REMINDER
For your information; we have sent you two mails before now and this is the last reminder. The New York finance department in conjuncture with United Nations has began swift payment to listed foreigners whose inheritance, lottery winning funds/contract transfer have been hindered for the past years; owing to the gross corruption that characterized foreign debt payment exercises under some officials. Hence the fund has been configured into ATM debit card in your favor.
Your email address is among those earmarked for payment in the month August / September, 2015. Your ATM card worth US$1.7Million (One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars) shall be dispatch via the Courier parcel company while an online tracking details issued to you which would enable you monitors the ATM package until it arrival at your given address below.
Contact us by verifying the following:
Your Full name:
Mailing Address:
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Telephone Number:
Age:
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Please note: Do not pay any fees to anyone until you receives the ATM debit and start cash withdrawal with it. Give us a call or send a text message as an acknowledgement to this mail on Phone: +1 646 838 2727.
Regards,
Mr. Anthony Lake
Director
United Nations, New York.
Phone: 646 838 2727
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