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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- 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.
- westernunionremittance40@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "BISHOP JAMESON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <westernunionremittance40@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 13:05:11 -0800
Subject: Your first Payment of $5000 usd is already been send to you today
Attention Dear Customer
Your first Payment of $5000 usd is already been send to you today, So kindly reconfirm your receiver's name information to the Western Union office for the approval of our fund payment of ($2.800`000`00USD) to be sign and release to you immediately to you send the
below information to them: Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 24 hours this is the instruction given to us by the IMF.You can see that your First payment is Available sender information.MTCN 303-199-7252, sender name.Senders Rose Marcos,
Your Receiver" Name _______
Your Country:__________
Your Telephone: No_______
Your Address: _________
Your Passport Id: ________
Manager:::: MR.Howard Edward
Telephone number:+1 (206) 946-9169
Contact our:Email:(westernunionremittance40@gmail.com)
Our Western Union Office will release your payment to you and the maximum amount you receiving each day from today
is $5000 usd daily until the funds complete transferred. Once we receive your information. The transfer will commence. The IMF is compensating all the scam victims ($2.800`000`00USD) each, and your email address was found in the scam victim's list
Thanks,
BISHOP JAMESON
Director Western Union Money Transfer,
Head Office Washington Dc USA
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