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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- 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.
- berhardacuma@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Monica Ladi." <iletisim@seyidoglu.com>
Reply-To: <monicay3k@barid.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:56:10 -0800
Subject: Re: Your payment via ATM Card.
Attention: Beneficiary
I wish to use this medium to inform you that your part Payment of USD$5.8M (Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the USD$5.8M in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world.
We have mandated BANQUE DE FRANCE to issue your ATM CARD the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$5,500.00 Only. Please note your ATM Card has been issued and the parcel deposited with INTERNATIONAL CARGO HANDLERS(ICH) you have reachthem with below information:
INTERNATIONAL CARGO HANDLERS(ICH)
AGENT: EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
DIPLOMAT: MR. BERHARD ACUMA
TEL: +33 9751 87330
E-MAIL: berhardacuma@yahoo.fr
And inform him that you received a message from the office of the Senate instructing him to send you the ATM CARD which has been approved in your favour. You are only required to send a Courier and insurance fee of Ђ450 Euros to EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE. Note BANQUE DE FRANCE was given this mandate by the senate committee due to the volume of fraud from Nigeria and a lot of beneficiary has lost confidence on Nigeria bank.
Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our congratulations.
Best Regards.
Mrs. Monica Ladi.
Yasal Uyarı :
Bu elektronik posta işbu linki kullanarak ulaşabileceğiniz Koşul ve Şartlar dokumanına tabidir
https://www.seyidoglu.com/tr/kurumsal/detay/148/Eposta-Hukuki-Sartlar.
<https://www.seyidoglu.com/tr/kurumsal/detay/148/Eposta-Hukuki-Sartlar>
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