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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: "Mr. Christopher W. Murray" <guest20@blackandwhiteo.space>
Reply-To: <christopher.murray1529@onet.pl>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 22:31:21 -0200
Subject: FINALLY YOUR FUND HAS ARRIVED
Hello Dearest
My name is Christopher W. Murray, an American diplomat working under the United Nations. I was newly assigned to head the diplomatic sector
of the United Nation regional office . This is to inform you that Your Overdue Inheritance/Contract Payment From United States Department Of Treasury
have arrived in Pennsylvania USA . the part of your funds the amount of One million Seven Hundred United States Dollars ($1.7Million USD) this is for
every Inheritance fund from United States Department Of Treasury Secure Diplomatic Transit Account (USDA) in the past 4yrs.
This is to inform you that your fund is now in Pennsylvania is just my personal effort as I was embarking in an official assignment,delivering US ballot materials to
our Head Office in Washington Dc.
You are advised to Reconfirm to me with your full contact details to enable process the delivery of your fund as I am going to have a little delay in Washington.
Confirm your direct contact details to me to avoid misdirection of funds.
FULL NAMES:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
CLOSEST AIRPORT:
DIRECT CELL PHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
Consider it necessary to call me to enable attend to your request urgently.
Thanks,
Christopher W. Murray
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