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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:
- 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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: RICHARD DUKE <"WWW."@diary.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: RICHARD DUKE <dukerichard8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:10:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I'm Diplomatic Agent Mr. John Morris
I'm Diplomatic Agent Mr. John Morris I have been trying to reach you on your
Email about couple of hours now, just to inform you about my successful
arrival in John Kennedy International Airport in united States of America
with your Cash Consignment valued sum of $ 9.8M Nine Million eight hundred
thousand united states dollars. Which I have been instructed by DHL COURIER
DELIVERY COMPANY to be delivered to your home address. The Airport Authority
here demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the
your Cash Consignment valued sum of $ 9.8M ready delivery, I have presented
the papers to them and they are very much pleased with the papers I
presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the airport
custom Authorities here are demanding for OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE which they
said it will be obtain from the Origin Country Benin Republic, i need your
immediate call or text to this my number (502) 208-4013
or can as well email
me
back for continuation of this delivery to your door step today,
Again, you need to email me and make sure you reconfirm this information one
more time so that the delivery of your your Cash Consignment valued sum of $
9.8M will be commenced and get to the right address once am through here.
Quick Reply connect (502) 208-4013
YOUR FULL NAME .........
MOBILE PHONE NUMBER .......
CURRENT HOME ADDRESS ......
FAX NUMBER ...........
COUNTRY ............
CITY ............
NEAREST AIRPORT ..........
A COPY OF YOUR ID FOR IDENTIFICATION.
Send the requested information above so that we can proceed. These people
are here asking me many harassment questions. I need your immediate reply so
that i will be on my way to your house address once i get done with them.
Regards
Diplomat Mr.John Morris
International Airport.
Call or text me at (502) 208-4013
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