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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- 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.
- ibrahimmagu65@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. MAGU" <"www."@bird.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. MAGU" <ibrahimmagu81@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 08:03:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT
Hello
We've started the process registering
your package today for
Cash Delivery. We agreed that The
Delivery Of Your $21.7
Million Will Take Off any moment
we hear from you.
Kindly contact The Fiduciary Agent With
Your Full Information below:
(1) First Name:
(2) Middle name:
(3) Last name:
(4) Home Address:
(5) Mobile (Cell) Phone Number:
(6) Country Of Origin:
(7) Age:
(8) Occupation:
Below is The Contact of Your Fiduciary
Agent:-
Name: DR MAGU
ibrahimmagu65@gmail.com
Thanks
The Management
Federal Reserve
Payment Committee
The Federal Reserve System is the
central banking system of the United
States. It was created on December 23,
1913, with the enactment of the
Federal Reserve Act,.
Currency: United States dollar; USD
(ISO 4217)
Chairperson: Janet Yellen
Founder: United States Congress
Founded: December 23, 1913
Central bank of: United States of
America
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United
States
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