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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:
- "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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- 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.
- info.imf_file@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr.James Robert" <"www."@snow.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.James Robert" <info.imf_file@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 00:14:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention:Please
Attention:Please
From I.M.F Scam Victims Company Africa Headquarter is donated US$5.500,000.00
each to those been scam with Africa government in the past and
your email address is forward to us from Africa office as among those to be compensated
through ATM CARD office Benin Republic through Delivery OR online transfer System.
So if you are interested reply urgent before 48hours for more details
Requried info;
Direct Phone number...
Your Corrent Adder"s...
Copy Of your ID CARD...
And pick out any one that you choose from the two option listed below
BY Delivery
Online Transfer.
email:info.imf_file@yahoo.com)
Regard from
Dr.James Robert
Director Foreign
Remittance Department
ATM CARD Office
African Department.
free:+229_9961_2721.
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