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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- jomarken74@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PAYMENT UPDATE <paymentupdateinforment@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <jomarken74@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:02:15 +0230
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE

--
RBC) Royal Bank of London.
1122 International Blvd. Burlington,
Ontario L7L 6Z8 London.
Total sum $7,000,000,000.00 USD Payment notification from Royal Bank Of
London (RBC) Platinum ATM MasterCard account#.
Dear Beneficiary,your urgent reply is needed
This transaction is lottery won by your e-mail address via online
active
email address selected from sponsor of Coca Cola Company award. With
due
respect and utmost courtesy, we write to officially regarding the
release
of your award Winning fund valued sum of $7,000,000,00 USD from Coca
Cola
Company which was approved for release via Swift (RBL) Platinum ATM
MasterCard account.
My best regards, I tried all i can to call you this MORNING but no
available regarding the recent development that just took place in our
RBC
bank in respect of your ATM MasterCard account; A man came from
UT/84321,USA by 9:00Am with a power of attorney & also with $1800 in
respect of your ATM MasterCard account and he said that you are no
longer
alive. So that is why I tried to call you so that you will tell me what
to
do about it. Here is the information he came with where the delivery
should
be diverted to him asap.
Name: Oscar Benson
Address: #2732 Washington blvd #apt 54 Ogden,ut 84321, USA
Sex: Male

reply too : jomarken74@gmail.com

Picture: Present
Therefore what is required from you know is to let us know whether you
give
the power of attorney to Mr.Benson the gentle man from (USA). If
yes/no,
write us an email so that we will get him released the package and then
proceed with the delivery to his address. More-also if you do not send
Mr.BENSON, In order to proceed with the delivery to your address you
are
required to reconfirm your,,,
FULL NAME,,,
ADDRESS,,,
PHONE,,,,
NEAREST AIRPORT,,,,
and keep their INHERITANCE details confidential.
If at any time you have questions, concerns or comments, please contact
us
as we strive to ensure that you will always receive a prompt and
courteous
attention.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Jackie Willi
(RBl) Royal Bank Of London.
Email ; jomarken74@gmail.com

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