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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.
- 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.
- admidpt@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Steven T. Mnuchin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <admidpt@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 06:12:28 -0800
Subject: YOUR FUND RELEASE PAYMENT
Your Attention Please.
This is Secretary Steven Terner Mnuchin from U.S. treasury department we got a report that
you was scammed out of money for that reason after our meeting with (N.S.A and F.B.I) we
concluded to release $100 billion from
Federal Reserve Bank for compensating victims including you.
You’re meant to receive $5 million out of the released $100 billion for the victims,
investigation F.B.I carried out showed that you sent money to scammers without receiving
penny this is why you was selected to receive this compensation, This email notification is
coming from United States Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Steven Terner Mnuchin to inform you
that $5 million was given to you as your compensation fund.
I await for your immediate response with your information such as...
Your Full Name...
Your Home Address...
Your Phone Number...
Your Next Of Kin...
Your Age\ID...
Amount you lost if you kept the records, once we confirm your information as true we shall
get back to you.
United States Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin
Email:admidpt@hotmail.com
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