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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- 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.
- privatemailbox47@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Edward Eghan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <privatemailbox47@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 20:06:50 -0700
Subject: cargo boxes
FROM: Edward Eghan
US, CUSTOMS &BORDER PROTECTION JOHN KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
NEW YORK.
Dear Friend,
My Name is Mr Edward Eghan of the Us customs officer in charge of inspection Unit.here in New York,I'm contacting you for an urgent legit deal transaction strictly absolutely confidential and top secret.
My dear, two days ago I discovered two abandoned trunk cargo boxes and after electronic scanning of the boxes by my self I discovered that the content of the cargo boxes left in our custom seizure room since 5 months was loaded with $100 Dollars United States currency bill note total of $10 million dollars and from all indications and my findings through the attached cargo documents I discovered that this said two cargo boxes was sent from Nigeria and owned by one of the corrupt Government politicians for safe keeping in one of the Us Banks .
My dear this two cargo boxes has stayed here in John Kennedy International Airport New York for over 6 months and since then no body came for the claim of the boxes. meanwhile I have decided to move out the cargo boxes out from custom custody to your door step upon your acceptance to receive the cargo boxes.
However note with guarantee this deal is 100% risk free since I have with me all the cargo documents intact to move out the boxes to your custody.
BELOW ARE THE CARGO SHIPPING DETAILS.
SHIPMENT CODE GJK72DWQ
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO OVX950.
SECURITY CODE EYTU/3055WEZ/263/
TRANSACTION CODE 7126/JLFS/7138/17305/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE MCBS/PQLE/2-6/41
I agree to offer you 40% of the total fund involved in the two cargo boxes upon your acceptance to work with me receive the boxes while I will have 50% and the balance of 10% will be set aside for any miscellaneous expenses might incur during the process of delivery the cargo boxes to your door step.
My dear feel free and get back to me immediately and forward the following details of yours to enable me commerce the process of delivery the two cargo boxes to your door step.
1 SEND YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THE CARGO BOXES DELIVER IN YOUR NAME
2. SEND YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.
Send the details directly to my private email. privatemailbox47@yahoo.com
Please make sure your receiving address of this cargo boxes is a private place for security reasons to avoid been expose to another party.
Finally upon receipt of your acceptance to work out this deal I assure you the cargo boxes will be deliver to your custody within four working days as every arrangement to move out the cargoes has been concluded with Cargo shipping company.
I look forward your urgent response, please treat very top secret even if you are not interested please do not expose the deal.
My Regards,
Mr. Edward Eghan
For the Us Customs JFK International Airport New York City.
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