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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
- 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.
- mr.jamesdimon979@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR JAMES DIMON" <amaneceres1012@speedy.com.ar>
Reply-To: mr.jamesdimon979@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 04:56:04 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Mr. JAMES DIMON
From the Desk Of:
Manager: Mr. Jamie Dimon
JP Morgan Chase
Bank New York City
270 Park Ave. New York City
Office mail
Address Reply to sender: mr.jamesdimon979@gmail.com
Attn:
Beneficiary,
This is to bring to your kind notice that your
outstanding lottery winning payment of US$10.500,000.00 (Ten Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which has been with our central
paying office from United Nations as one of their email lottery winner has
been signed and approved for payment after UN series of meeting with our
board of directors, also
bear in mind that we want to release all the
winning payment to the beneficiaries like you as soon as possible for you
to receive your Fund.
Therefore, to enable us achieve our goal
to release your Fund to you, you are advice to re-confirm to us the below
information's in order for us to conclude this transaction with you with
immediate effect since your winning Fund have been approved and waiting to
be release to you
Your Full Name:
Your Complete
Address:
Direct Tele: Number:
Mobile Number:
Occupation
Nationality.
Credit Card information (if any)
Finally,
your immediate response towards this urgent matter will be highly
appreciated once you receive this email in order for you to have access of
your Fund valued $10.5 Million before it will be too late for you.
Waiting for your immediate response.
Thanks for your
Co-operation.
CEO MR.JAMIE DIMON
JP Morgan Chase Bank New
York
270 Park Ave. New York City
Office mail Address Reply to
sender: mr.jamesdimon979@gmail.com
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