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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "million 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Richard J. Moseley," <lindamayoo1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesmorgan@techie.com
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:39:01 +0200
Subject: FROM FBI HEAD OFFICE USA LIMITED
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Hello good morning this is Mr James Morgan the FBI special agent am here to inform you about a group of people that has been organized and clean that they have a package to deliver to you but they didn't have it your consignment box has been in the DHL company for 4 years now and the group of people texting you that they have a package for you are all scammers my dear I am doing all this because will find out that you have paid all lot to those scammer and also I have a surprise for you the trust is that all of them has been completed arrested they about 3 people arrested by the police and 3 people arrested by the FBI I know it may be hard for you to understand but I am promising you this that you are going to receive your package I will make sure that you received your package the totla amount you are receiving is $45 million dollars .
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All you need is to recomfirm your information
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1) Your full name:.....
2) Your full address:....
3) Your contact telephone and Fax:.....
4) Your profession:.......
5) Any valid form of your identification/driven license:...
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best regards
Mr JAMES MORGAN
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