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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:
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "clearance certificate" (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. )
- "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)
- 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.
- fedexcourieragent80@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: KEVIN JONES <joneskevin98@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fedexcourieragent80@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD
                               YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS NEEDED!
Attention to whom it Âmay concern having access to this email since we couldn't hear Âfrom the owner after our first email! This is Mr Kevin Jones from U.N, We the United Nation ÂOrganization (U.N) wish to inform whomever that may have access to this email Address about the sad news Âwe received from Mrs ÂSharon Perry on the serious accident that the owner of this email was involved last Week being unconscious that might lead to death and she was given the ownership Âcertificate to claim Âyour unpaid inheritance/compensation funds worth of $10.5million usd (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) that was held at the Custom office some times ago because of the Custom clearance certificate, we don't know if this is true or you are Âaware of this changing of ownership to your friend Mrs Sharon Perry about this transaction and we want to hear Âfrom this email again before we release the funds to her since Âshe is ready and willing to clear the little debt requested to Âobtain the custom certificate for immediate release order of Âyour funds to her and we concluded in our Âlast meeting held yesterday in Washington ÂDC if we don't hear from you for 3 working days we have no option than to believe her and release the funds to her, I await for your immediate response if this wasn't true to enable us contact the police immediately.
Contact our delivery agent Mr Jerry Smith from FedEx delivery company on his email address and reconfirm your delivery information
Contact Email::::fedexcourieragent80@gmail.com
Phone number+1(609)904-1917
And reconfirm the following information to him such as your
(1) FULL NAME...................
(2) ADDRESS....................
(3) OCCUPATION................
(4) AGE..................
(5) PHONE NUMBER............
(6) SEX...............
And any of your ID card.
Use the code 5012 as your subject while forwarding your information to him and get back to me immediately to enable us finalize the issue on the Custom certificate to avoid any stop order once the delivery agent start heading to your home address.
We apologize if you receive this email as a JUNK/SPAM email as we are still working with our email delivery network IP
Thank you and kind regards,
Mr Kevin
Sp(U.N.)
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