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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)
- 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.
- johnduggan583@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "WORLD BANK PAYMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jduggan531@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 22:31:03 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION PLEASE
The World Bank.1818 H Street,
NW Washington,
DC 20433 USA.
Attention!
A decision was reached recently by the United Nations and United States Treasury Department under the authority of the White House to Financial bodies (Banks) to urgently release all funds approved by United Nations as compensation trapped in most Banks and Courier Companies. It was discovered that some bureaucratic bottlenecks was put by these Banks and Couriers to make it impossible for beneficiaries to claim their funds so that they will fraudulently divert those funds to their private accounts.
we discovered your File NO: BR227/9005666/00 as unclaimed fund.
This is winning compensation money from United Nations and we will be working under a legitimate arrangement to ensure that you follow the normal process to receive your fund. You are requested to Re-confirm the following information to Mr John Duggan by e-mail:(johnduggan583@gmail.com).
1. SURNAME.............
2. OTHER NAMES......................
3. PHONE NUMBER AND
4. ADDRESS...................
5. AMOUNT TO BE CLAIMED: $500,000.00 USD
Be informed that the above information will only enable us to make due confirmation. We shall ensure that normal process is followed to ensure that your fund gets to you without delay. Contact Mr John Duggan who is right in west Africa Ghana Working with Guaranty Trust Bank. Call Mr John Duggan on his phone for urgent attention: email : johnduggan583@gmail.com Telephone number:+233267816195 Call him Or SMS.
Best Regards,
Jim Yong Kim
World Bank/President
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