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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:
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Pastor Peter Green <kevin.cools3@telenet.be>
Reply-To: "vincentdiplomat@yahoo.com " <vincentdiplomat@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 07:44:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: delivery code 9807
This is good news that Security Company later released your huge amount of $12.9million atm master card parceled into envelope, under normal circumstance you
should not have to let my senior diplomatic agent Vincent know this contains on his arrival okay, I trusted him,I don't disclose this to him, so he will call you when he arrives your states.
So please remember that the shipping code still remain the same 9807)get me in touch ASAP.So all you need to do is to provide me your authentically
deliverydetails such as,
Your phone no.........
Your address..........
Your age.....
Your nearest International airport......
a copy of your identification...........
God be with you
Pastor Peter Green
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