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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- ra3378178@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr Roy Andeson. X" <<>>
Reply-To: ra3378178@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:59 +0800
Subject: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT ::
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION UNIT,
IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK.
Permanent Mission of ENGLAND to the United Nations
351 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
Our Ref: UN/TH/066147/2019
This letter is from Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Nation Treasury Department. We have been authorized by the World Bank in conjunction with IMF to release your Compensation funds of $5,500,000.00usd (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) to you base on the United Nations report. Kindly confirm the active of this your e-mail address for further information. because we have tried contacting you through our official email address but your email bounced back. We hope you find this improvement useful .
You are to contact Mr.Roy Anderson for immediate claim of your fund with the bellow contact information.
CONTACT PERSON: Roy Andeson
CONTACT EMAIL: ra3378178@gmail.com
Note you are to send all corespondents email to the above given email address of Mr.Roy Andeson for acknowledgment and fund release processing.
Full Name:
Complete Address:
Occupation:
Cell Number:
Home Number:
Age:
Sex:
Copy of ID :
Yours in Service,
Donald Moore
For: The Management.
Financial Conduct Authority
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