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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.
- 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.
- bencerichard2016@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "U.S. Department of Justice" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <danielboreloffice@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:35:54 -0300
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTICE
J. Edgar. Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue,
Nw Washington, D.C
Dear beneficiary
I am Richard Bence form the U.S Department of Justice, and do sincerely hope that you receive this mail in good faith and good health. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I'm contacting you in respect to your compensation funds valued $2.5 million dollar issue to you by the U.S Department of Treasury.
I have been instructed by my superiors to notify you about your funds which has been deposit with our reliable and paying bank falcon Private Bank L.T.D for the past (2) Two Month and the money still remain unclaimed till this day.
The president of the United States of America has set up a special task force team to make sure all rightful beneficiary receive there fund before he vacate the White House come January 2017. you are to provide me with a valid ID or International Passport which will be use in setting up your account. send ID to my office e-mail at bencerichard2016@gmail.com
Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with me, i will present my ID to you upon confirmation of the requested detail.
Kind Regards
Bence Richard
Senior Administrative Office to The President
© 2016
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