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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: "Mss. Rebeca Ochoa" <infoun@accountant.com>
Reply-To: europeanunioncredit@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 04:14:59 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Attention: Sir/Madam
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Datagate AntiSPAM detection software has identified this incoming
email as possible spam. The original message report has been
attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or block
similar future email. If you have any questions, please contact
Datagate PostMaster <antispam@postmaster.datagate.net.uk>.
Content preview: Attention: Sir/Madam Compliment of the season. I am Dr.Michael
Adams. the Chief coordinator European Union Credit Nominee Commission(EUCNC).
It is my pleasure to inform you that this commission has approved the release
of your outstanding fund because the European Union is bent on making sure
that you receive your fund and it has finally happened through this consensus
and bilateral agreement with the European Union and the World Bank Auditors.Your
name officially appeared on the gazette and your fund is approved for payment
with immediate effect. [...]
Content analysis details: (5.0 points, 5.0 required)
pts rule name description
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-1.0 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP
0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider
(smegordon[at]gmail.com)
(smmooreconsulting[at]comcast.net)
(spiro33[at]libero.it) (spiro33[at]libero.it)
(vkrodrigues[at]wanadoo.fr)
(mary_210406[at]yahoo.com.br)
(mary_210406[at]yahoo.com.br)
(jpouteaux[at]free.fr)
(mary_210406[at]yahoo.com.br)
(tomi_risler1992[at]yahoo.com)
(tomi_risler1992[at]yahoo.com)
(tomi_risler1992[at]yahoo.com)
(infoun[at]accountant.com)
(infoun[at]accountant.com)
(infoun[at]accountant.com)
(rkassociatesltd[at]yahoo.co.uk)
(infoun[at]accountant.com) (sebi22[at]gmx.de)
(sebi22[at]gmx.de) (sebi22[at]gmx.de)
(sebi22[at]gmx.de) (sebi22[at]gmx.de)
(sebi22[at]gmx.de) (sebi22[at]gmx.de)
(infoun[at]accountant.com)
5.0 UNWANTED_LANGUAGE_BODY BODY: Message written in an undesired language
0.0 LOTS_OF_MONEY Huge... sums of money
1.0 FREEMAIL_REPLYTO Reply-To/From or Reply-To/body contain different
freemails
0.0 ADVANCE_FEE_4_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money
0.0 MONEY_FRAUD_5 Lots of money and many fraud phrases
Datagate AntiSPAM Service <antispam@postmaster.datagate.net.uk>
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