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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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- 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.
- dfwdallasairport@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dip. Albert Morrison" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <albertsocttmorrison@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 08:08:56 -0800
Subject: Endeavor to keep this information confidential until we finalize this transaction.
i have received your e-mail content noted as a matter of urgency i shall make injuries of the government
hired service attorney/lawyer in-charge of proper legit nauthenticity documentation exerciser process that
certified genuine original ownership file record proofsnfunds before delivery to your country which will be sent via
express courier to your address country for signing and returning back to country Nigeria for vertificationn certificate for release to you.
Once and immediately the government attorney is in-touch with me details information for your contact to him will be provided strictly get back to me .
On serious and confidential agreementn we achieve this done and gets done quickly to deliver funds to your home doorstep.
Now with my whole heart provided, you will follow my instructions and seize any further communication local and international regarding to thistransaction, and also maintain my secret code which is (PRO) which you will use, any call or correspondent without this code should be disregarded. If I find out that you aren still having communication with anybody else, I will report you to the Government and this payment will be cancelled forever
Know the country you are expecting delivery from worldwide.
Endeavor to keep this information confidential until we finalize this transaction.
NB: CODE (PRO) any call or email without this code should be disregarded strictly call me on my direct telephone number (469) 712-5160
i discovered an abandoned Consignment ready for delivery to you with undisclosed sum of money in a Metallic Trunk Boxes weighing approximately 65kg contained $7M currently available in Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport USA.
Write me on this email:dfwdallasairport@aol.com ,if you accepts to work with me.Send me your cell phone
number and your address and your full name attachmentncopy of your photo.You can as well call me on this numberm(469) 712-5160 if you wish to speak with me.
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