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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- paulson.officeservice128@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Larry Paulson" <"www."@sweet.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Larry Paulson" <officeservice128@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 02:49:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Your Urgent Reply Is Needed.
Your Urgent Reply Is Needed.
Dear we are here to inform you regarding your consignmet box which we have already concluded to start delivering to your home address through our DiPlomatic Agent Dr.William Base and he contacted us this morning stated that he just misplacing your home address with your consignment box worthy the sum of $8.5usd ,Now we are writing to know if you have contact our agent there in your country usa because he stated that he was total stranded there in Los Angeles International Airport usa now so all you are to do is to contact him now with all your delivery home address to enable him deliver your consignment box immediately because is ready to get to your home address once he hear from you,And now here is his contact phone to enable you receive your box today.
Contact him now with his phone because he stated that you did not reply him back so reply our diplomatic agent now to enable him deliver to your home address today,
His contact phone.
Diplomatic Agent
Dr.William Base .
(702) 623-5994
We are only waiting to hear from you now once you contact our Diplomatic Agent
Dr.Morris William ok,
Your urgent reply is needed ,Thank you
The director of DHL Courier company
Mr.Larry Paulson.officeservice128@gmail.com
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