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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)
- "million us 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)
- "admin@buybycard.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Rev.Fr.Timothy Jacob <swa123don@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <earlyblessing22@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:40:16 +0100
Subject: CONTACT CHURCH SEMINARIAN NOW
Official Beneficiary,
This is to inform you that our church Seminarian Mr.Solomon Isaac is now currently in Roswell International Air Port in New Mexico with All your over due payments/contract/compensation and inheritance fund Totaling 40 Million US dollars valued in a consignment box.The United Nations and World Bank Assistance programme with US Government submitted the fund to this Catholic church for us to deliver it to you without any form of hitch or delay since courier companies and banks involed lots of delays and cheating which that beneficiaries some times asked to pay several fees without getting his or her fund and finally the fund will be diverted by them.These is the reason that your fund is been retrieved from them and submited to us for us to deliver it to you as a church gift.The seminarian can not be searched there as He is with None Search Diplomatic certificate and your consignment is also lebelled as a church gift so will not be searched and you have to be rest assured of that. You need to call or text him on
Be fast and contact him as he is awaiting for you.
God Bless
Rev.Fr.Timothy Jacob
My Email: admin@buybycard.com
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