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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- tnt.company94@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr.John Edwards" <"www."@seagreen.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr.John Edwards" <tnt.company94@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 06:55:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From:TNT Courier Company Office Office Benin Republic.Office
From:TNT Courier Company Office Benin Republic.
This is to inform you that there is an ATM VISA card in this office deposited by Dr.Mary James on the 31ST of October 2017. Your e-mail address was attached to it and is to be posted to you. We have been waiting for you to contact us for your ATM card which contains the sum of $3.8 Million USD and some vital documents. So kindly get back to this office (TNT COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC) to avoid wrong delivery You are require to give your address again
1.YOUR FULL NAME_____,
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS______,
3..YOUR? PHONE AND CELL NUMBER____,
4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE____,
5.YOUR COUNTRY_____,
Contact Dr.John Edwards
Email :(tnt.company94@gmail.com)
the Manager of TNT COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC
Here is the tracking Number of your Card #5544 32421 www.tnt.com
Understand that it will not track now due to your Card is not yet on the Shipment
Thanks
Your best regard
Dr.JOHN Edwards
Manager of TNT
Courier Company
Benin Republic.
tnt express company
tnt express company
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