419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- ",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)
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.
- ej7260425@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Christian Paul <"www."@gaea.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Barr Christian Paul <ej7260425@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 02:28:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re: Final Notification of Foreign Payment Settlement of sum
US$1,500,000

To email id owners only.

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Transaction Ref:USFBST2016

We wish to notify you that due to statutory limitation and continues delay from Banks overseas in Paying fund beneficiaries their funds approved for
payment to them The Germany Govt, UNICEF, IMF, IRS, and other highly respected officer had a brief meeting today concerning how to release all the over due payment overseas and the outcome of the meeting is that EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK GERMANY will handle the payment of all beneficiaries on wards through their crediting CENTRAL BANK GERMANY ECB Office Sonnemannstrasse 20 60314 Frankfurt, Germany to ensure that all Germany Citizen and Non citizen receives their long awaited funds so instruction has been passed to the President of EUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank Mr.Mario Draghi to Monitor EUROPEAN CENTRAL Bank Frankfurt Germany to be sure everyone is paid without any delay as mandated during our meeting today in Hamburg.The previous banks handling your transactions where unable to make a direct swift wire transfer to your bank account due to their limitations of transaction limits and banking facilities.All your funds at the airport here in the Germany have been collected and deposited with the above mentioned bank for immediate final transfer to your personal bank account in Frankfur We have therefore instructed EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK GERMANY ECB Office Sonnemannstrasse 20 60314 Frankfurt Germany which is our appointed paying bank approves by the world highest respected offices to debit our account and credit you to the tune of US$4,500,000 only your over due sum with us.

You are therefore advised to quickly contact the bank and furnish them with your bank account details where you want the fund credited.ECB
Bank Germany Contact Person: Mr. Eric Jones Senior Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Help Desk: Email:ej7260425@gmail.com

Kindly furnish your details as stated below upon the receipt of this good news
notification when communicating with the bank now.

1). Your Full Name--------------------------
2). Your Address---------------------------------
Mobile-------------------------
Telephone/Fax-------------------------------------
3). Yours Age and Occupation----------------------
4). Your Bank Name-------------------------------
-Bank Address------------------------------------
5). Your Account Numbers--------------------------
Swift----------------------------------
Routing------------------------
Bic----------
6). Copy of your I
(G) Scan the first page of your international passport or drivers license, recent passport photograph, send all via email attachment.
We await your prompt response as soon as you follow our guideline so that we will ensure you are among the first people to be paid.

Regards
Barr Christian Richard
Public Relation officer

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