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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.
- mrdavidjames40@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr David James <"ww."@cap.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr David James <mrdavidjames40@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 18:56:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Beneficiary of: USD $20.516,000.00 Million
Dear Customer:
Beneficiary of: USD $20.516,000.00 Million
Ref::BIGG KL/00Y/2016
Welcome to Woodforest National Bank of Benin. I wish to official acknowledge the receipt of your mail and we want to confirm that our board of directors have been given express instructions by World Bank director to credit your personal account with the sum of USD $20.516,000.00 ) Twenty Million Five hundred sixteen thousand dollars from their affiliated transit account with us.
The crediting of your funds to your account will be process today and the funds will be credit into your account completely tomorrow the aforementioned amount to your account has been approved here by the Benin Republic financial funds authority and World Bank Group with their attorney effort.
In line with our crediting modalities you are require to furnish all the following information listed below.
Your Full Name:
Current Home Address:
Current Bank Name:
Bank Account Number:
Swift Code for easy crediting:
Bank
Occupation:
Telephone Numbers::
Next of Kin::
As soon as Woodforest National Bank Group receive this information listed along with your id we shall credit your fund into your account and email you as well send you electronic receipt to update you but before it will arrive into your account you have to cover our International Transfer Charges known as (I.T.C) required by Government Financial authorities.
contact email:mrdavidjames40@gmail.com
Telephone Number:=(229-644-79184)or text me (+1-412-275-2882)
Signed/ Approved
Woodforest Bank Group of Managers
Managing Director:Mr David James
Of Woodforest National Bank.
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