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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- ",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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- 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.
- deskfile989@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "ATM CARD DEPARTMENT," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deskfile989@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 21:42:05 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,
DEAR BENEFICIARY,
WE HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
YOUR PAYMENT OF $7,500,000.00 USD THROUGH ATM CARD. YOU HAVE TO STOP
FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF
FINANCE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT.
ATM CARD NUMBER:3478763199030014 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED IN YOUR FAVOR YOUR
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS 2482.
UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH
AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT. THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT
THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER. THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS
$8,000USD PER DAY. NOW YOUR ADVISE TO CONTACT THE BANK TODAY. THIS IS A
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED NATION. KINDLY CONTACT
THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD TO
YOU WITH THIS INFORMATION'S BELOW::
(1) FULL NAME:.......................
(2) HOME ADDRESS:....................
(3) COUNTRY:.........................
(4) OCCUPATION.......................
(5) TELEPHONE NUMBER:................
(6) YOUR SEX.........................
(7) YOUR ID COPY.....................
(8) YOUR CITY........................
CONTACT PERSON HIM NOW WITH HIS EMAIL BELOW:
NAME.....MICHAEL MASON
EMAIL....(deskfile989@gmail.com)
AGENT DAVID PETER
HEAD OF ATM DEPT
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