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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:
- "certificate fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "million 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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- emmanueljames7761@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: emmanueljames <"www."@leaf.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: emmanueljames <emmanueljames7761@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2017 20:58:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn: From UNITED STATES POST SERVICE Diplomat Mr.CORD ROBIN.
Attn: From UNITED STATES POST SERVICE Diplomat Mr.CORD ROBIN.
I’m From UNITED STATES POST SERVICE Diplomat Mr.CORD ROBIN, I have been trying to reach you on your telephone about an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival in your Country which i was in San Diego International Airport Carlifornia ) with your two boxes of consignment worth of $10.6Million Dollars which I have been instructed by United Nation Ecowas Benin Republic branch to be delivered to you.
The Airport authority demanded for all the legal back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the papers I handed it over to them and they are very much pleased with the paper’s I presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the Airport Delivery int`l transfer permit certificate which is not placed on the boxes, one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the Delivery permit so that I can exite the airport immediately and make my delivery successful.
I try to reason with them and they stated the Delivery international transfer permit certificate will cost us just $250 Dollars only to get the international transfer permit certificate placed on the boxes as that permit will enable me get to your house successfully without any interference, they scanned the boxes and found out that the fund is 100 % spend able and accepted by any bank in the whole world.
Please try and reach me now with this my number +4084091313 as I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of in Netherland and other countries. I will provide you the papers backing the funds together with my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were you will deposit the fund successfully with these papers. I have 1 more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as that it is the diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver.
You can direct the international transfer permit certificate Fee to our Head Office in Benin as they will get it here for you and they are entitled to receive and make any payment to foreign countries authority. get back to me in this email: (emmanueljames7761@gmail.com)with your full address.
Then,you can send the $250usd today through Money Gram with this information below.
Receiver Name= DAVID EMEKA
Country=Benin Republic
City .....Cotonou
Amount $250 USD
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