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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
- uscbp22@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR.MICHAEL J. FISHER" <littlejames205@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uscbp22@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:26:35 -0700
Subject: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Office of Border Patrol
Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, D.C.
>From The Desk of: Michael J. Fisher
Chief of the Border Patrol
ATTN: DO YOU AUTHORIZE.. MR. JAMES PERREN?
I WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE GOING TO RELEASE YOUR PACKAGE US
$12.9 MILLION DOLLAR TO THIS MR.JAMES PERREN WHO MADE IT CLEAR TO US
THAT YOU ARE DEAD AND BEFORE YOU DIED YOU SIGN A DEED AGREEMENT WITH
HIM TO CLAIM YOUR FUND AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN , WHICH YOUR SILENT FROM
NOT SENDING THIS NEEDED FEE $195 TO US FOR A LONG TIME NOW HAS PROVE
TO US THAT YOU ARE TRULY DEAD.
BUT WE WANT TO CONFIRM FROM YOU BEFORE WE RELEASE YOUR FUND TO HIM TO
AVOID ANY MISTAKE BUT IF WE DID NOT HEAR FROM YOU THAT MEANS YOU ARE
DEAD AND WE ARE GOING TO RELEASE YOUR TOTAL FUND OF $12.9 MILLION
DOLLAR TO THIS MR.JAMES PERREN AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN.
SO IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE STILL ALIVE KINDLY RESPOND TO US TODAY WITH
YOUR FULL AND CORRECT INFORMATION FOR URGENT RELEASE OF THIS FUND TO
YOU AND ALSO BE READY TO SEND THE NEEDED FEE $195 WHICH IS THE ONLY
THING THAT WILL STOP YOU FROM GETTING YOUR FUND.
FULL NAME:______________
COUNTRY:__________________
CITY :______________________
AGE :________________________
OCCUPATION :___________________
PHONE # :________________________
HOME ADDRESS:_______________________
NOTE: YOU HAVE ONLY TODAY TO COMPLY AND IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH US
TODAY BY TOMORROW MORNING WE ARE GOING TO RELEASE YOUR PACKAGE TO MR.
JAMES PERREN AS YOUR NEXT OF KIN.
THANKS
MR.MICHAEL J. FISHER
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER +1-408-915-4441
CONTACT EMAIL (uscbp22@gmail.com)
U.S CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION(JFK AIRPORT NEW YORK-)
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