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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- agentgodwindhldiplomat@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. JAMES PAUL" <kobatane.@hyper.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MMr. JAMES PAUL" <agentgodwindhldiplomat@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 18:46:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOUR ATM CARD
Attention beneficiaries
We have finally succeeded in getting your ATM CARD worth sum of $1.5USD (0ne million five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) out of delivery your ATM CARD with the help of Hon.Justice Mardochée Vignon Mukouro Chief Justices Justice BENIN REPUBLIC which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in BENIN REPUBLIC.
So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent Godwin J Anderson. the ATM CARD and every Documents guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now, as he is currently at Los Angeles International Airport California(USA) with your ATM CARD. He called me this morning to inform me that he has no time to waste due to his flight ticket.
So your Required to Re-confirm your full Information to the Agent as stated bellow
(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Country====================
(5)City======================
(6)Nearest Airport ==============
As he is at Los Angeles International Airport California(USA) right now because of the Searching and Scanning of the ATM CARD which made him to misplace your address A Copy of Your I D For Identification or driving license
Contact person,
Name- Agent Godwin J Anderson
Email Address agentgodwindhldiplomat@gmail.com
Contact number (805)473-4184 please call or text him
also do not forget to reply back this massage he will respond to you immediately.
So contact him to deliver your ATM CARD first thing tomorrow morning possibly today, and get back to us immediately once you contact the Agent to make sure that your fund has getting to you without any hitch,
Yours faithful
Mr. JAMES PAUL
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