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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- 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.
- wsternuniontrnsfe601@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "JOHN LAMY" <maestre@briviodue.it>
Reply-To: wsternuniontrnsfe601@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:43:07 +0100
Subject: MTCN 4860732294
The first $4500.00 was sent today.
Our accountant agent has helped send the first USD $4500.00 to you through
western union so get back to this office of Western union Agent to pick up
this USD $4500 out of the total sum of USD $2.7 million. Call Mr.Joe Timo
immediately you get this E-mail to enable him speed up for your payment or
you send him an e-mail forwarding all the necessary information required
from you so that they will commence on First Payment with Text Question and
Answer / Sender Name for you to pick up the first payment today. But I will
advise that you try and call to facilitate your payment. we will be sending
you $4500 Dollars every day because to transfer the total money to your
account will cost you big money for the transferring that's why United
Nations give us order to be sending you $4500 Dollars every day and bellow
is the information of the first transfer In your name and you are advised
to contact the Western Union Agent Mr.Joe Timo to give you the complete
MTCN for the first Installment of usd $4500 because the MTCN sent to you
now is not complete as send Eight digit numbers remaining two numbers you
will collect from Mr.Joe Timo, once you have made the contact with him, to
enable you pick up the payment of USD $4500 . Today But i advise you call
Mr.Joe Timo Immediately you receive this e-mail with + 229-66934781 ask him
for the two digit numbers of the MTCN:
SENDER'S NAME: ...... Joseph Dike
TEXT QUESTION: ..... HONESTY
ANSWER: ........ ALWAYS
CODE........... 303
MTCN: ......... 4860732294
AMOUNT SENT: ...... $4500.00
Western union Agent: Mr.Joe Timo
E mail: wsternuniontrnsfe601@hotmail.com
Tel: + 229-66934781
Ask him to give you the mtcn, sender name, to pick the $4500.00. I told
him to keep sending you USD $4500.00 daily until the payment of USD
$2.7Million is completed. Again forward him
(1) Your Full Name: ....
(2) Telephone number: ....
(3) Address: ....
(4) Country: .....
(5) Age / sex: .....
So that he will be sure that you are the right person to start receive USD
$4500 out of the total sum of USD $2.7Million.
From government office payment
Call him immediately to give you Question and Answer Contact person.
Tel: + 229-66934781.
Regard's
MR. LAMY JOHN
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