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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:
- "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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: "H:E Jan Eliasson" <fax@interlan.eurolube.eurolube>
Reply-To: fisher.dav@yandex.com
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015 21:43:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: United Nations Compensation
UNITED NATIONS HEAD OFFICE.
W1 SW1 EC2 LONDON. UNITED KINGDOM
Attention,
This is to official inform you that we have been having a meeting for the
past two months in the meeting we discussed on issue concerning Scam
victims this compensation exercise is also extended to victims of
Hurricane,earthquake,War displaced and Aged and You are among those that
will benefit from these compensation exercise which we have concluded.
Therefore I am writing to notify you that United Nation have agreed to
compensate you with the sum of US $ 4.5m (Four million five hundred
thousand united state dollars) this compensation is also including some
government retired workers. We have arranged your payment of USD $ 4.5m
through Consignment box which is the instruction from Ban Ki-moon UN
Secretary General
Contact our representative Barrister. David Fisher and forward the
following details to him.
1. Full Name: .....
2. Country: ........
3. Delivery Address: .........
4. Telephone:. ........ & Occupation ......
5. Your Age .... .. / Sex ..........
Contact Barrister. David Fisher with below email and forward your details
to him.
Email: (fisher.dav@yandex.com)
Thanks
HE Jan Eliasson
CC: Mr. Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General
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