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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:
- "ca.juan@diamondgroup.com.tw" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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.
- lord.gimenez@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- passwrd: ppfindo 'herme. lucano gimenez benitez' dear mr. herme luciano gimenez benitez vickie outlaw (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Brenda Halls" <CA.JUAN@diamondgroup.com.tw>
Reply-To: r.barber736@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 05:53:06 +0900
Subject: Good Day
SOMOGYI JOZSEFNE
HUNGARY
VESZPREM
Zrinyi Miklos utca 25 PSP 6
ACCOUNT NUMBER HU85 109180010000006948240001
SWIFT CODE BACXHUHB
I HOPE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY IN ADVANCE BECAUSE I'M NOT YOU BECAUSE THE POOR
UNICREDIT BANK
VESZPREM
Ady Endre ut 1
Sorry my home address
27 Cheltenham road
Blackpool Lancashire
Fy12ps
SOMOGYI JOZSEFNE
HUNGARY
8200 Zrinyi Miklos utca 25 PSP Hungary 6 HOUSEHOLD AM
1965 03 01 TAB
NONE OF THE Phones
ME THE MONEY hate Account
ACCOUNT NUMBER HU85 1091-8001-0000-0069-4824-0001
SWIFT CODE BACXHUHB
bigpond.com.au
ppf-indonesia.com/webmail
user name: md2@ppf-indonesia.com
passwrd: ppfindo
"Herme. Lucano Gimenez Benitez" <lord.gimenez@hotmail.com>
Dear Mr. Herme Luciano Gimenez Benitez
Vickie Outlaw <BGCfrontcounter1@comcast.net>
mail.diamondgroup.com.tw
username: CA.JUAN@diamondgroup.com.tw
password: 135790
Good Day
For your Compensation Fund to be transferred to you, go ahead and contact my secretary, his contact is:
Name: Mr. Ralph Barber
Email: r.barber736@yahoo.com
You are to select the options below:
*Courier Delivery
*Bank Draft
*Bank Transfer
Your share of the money with best regards.
Mrs. Brenda Halls.
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