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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:
- "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- 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.
- dr.robertwhitehouseagent7762@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Robert Tracy" <www.@celery.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Robert Tracy" <dr.robertwhitehouseagent7762@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 21:54:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary, Your funds worth of $3.5USD is
available kindly contact now OK.
This is Mr. Robert Tracy White House Agent Washington DC.
Address:1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500, USA
Phone Number, +16282430891
My Contact Email: dr.robertwhitehouseagent7762@aol.com
I wish to inform you that United States government are compensating all the scam victims and your email address and phone number was found in the scammed
lose and other unpaid salaries you details was submitted. So you are going to receive a compensation ATM card worth sum of 3.5 000.000 million USD. So all
you have to do is to reconfirm to me your full information on where to deliver the ATM CARD to you.
information such as
Your Full Name:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Your Address:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Your Number::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Your Direct Telephone number:::::::::
This is the information is needed for successful claim of fund.
Thanks for being in serve with us and we promise to make the country better and you have to be a good citizen.
Best regard
Mr.Robert Tracy
stay BLESSED,
look FORWARD HEARING FROM YOU ASAP!.
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