419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- verifyclaimmanager@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?B?Q2VudHJvIGRlIERvY3VtZW50YWNpw7Nu?= <claimmanage@qq.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrs.rosaline-rafflecoordinator@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 05:18:12 -0200
Subject:
=?utf-8?B?U3UgY29ycmVvIGVsZWN0csOzbmljbyBnYW7DsyAkIDIsNTAwLDAwMC4wMA==?=

Estimado usuario de correo electrÃ³nico,

Tras La publicaciÃ³n de los resultados oficiales de Prestige LoterÃa
Nacional ha otorgado la suma de dos millones quinientos mil dÃ³lares (US $
2,500,000.00) a su correo electrÃ³nico mail con el nÃºmero de referencia #
3412837796 por ser un usuario de la web es muy comÃºn.

Nota: Todos los participantes en este programa de Microsoft se seleccionÃ³
al azar a travÃ©s de sistema de Microsoft procedentes de mÃ¡s de 50.000
empresas y 20 millones nombres de personas, direcciones de correo
electrÃ³nico de todos los sitios web en todo el mundo database.The
Microsoft Organization Inc programa de promociÃ³n ha sido aseguradas, y es
patrocinado por eminentes personalidades el sitio Echina, de las Naciones
Unidas, la Liga Ãrabe, la UniÃ³n Europea y otras organizaciones
empresariales. Es un programa de promociÃ³n destinadas a fomentar los
usuarios de Internet.

Esta loterÃa es aprobado por el Consejo de Europa y tambiÃ©n de juegos
autorizados por la AsociaciÃ³n Internacional de Reguladores de Juego
(IAGR).

En su mejor interÃ©s y tambiÃ©n para evitar la mezcla de nÃºmeros y nombres
de ningÃºn tipo, le pedimos que mantenga toda la informaciÃ³n de su premio
estrictamente de un aviso pÃºblico. Se le aconseja que complete la
siguiente informaciÃ³n y enviarla inmediatamente a nuestro gerente de
reclamo para la recolecciÃ³n inmediata de su fondo.

Nombre: SeÃ±or Benardrick Branson.
Director de ganar departamento de reclamaciÃ³n.
E-mail:verifyclaimmanager@yahoo.co.uk

(1) Nombres y apellidos:.
(2) DirecciÃ³n:.
(3) PaÃs de origen:.
(4) Fecha de nacimiento:.
(5) Sexo:.
(6) Estado civil: Soltero.
(7) TelÃ©fono y fax:.
(8) OcupaciÃ³n:.
(9) ExploraciÃ³n copia de su cÃ©dula de identidad.
(10) NÃºmero de referencia:

Atentamente,

La seÃ±ora Abilene clarke macarthur.
Coordinador en lÃnea,

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