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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:
- "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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Helen Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richardsmith12@aliyun.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:04:41 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY, YOUR COMPENSATION WORTH $7.600.00.00 MILLION DOLLARS .
Payment Reconciliation Center.
Office of The (IMF)
USA.
Attention:Beneficiary.
This is to officially inform you that an ATM Card that worth
$7,6000,000.00 USD has been issued as a compensation payment for
all the short listed 2018/ 2019 scam victims whose email address
was recovered during the recent internet probing and
investigation process.
Your email address was found among the list so we are in no doubt
believed that those syndicates must have collect money from you
through their dubious criminal ways. It was on these very
recommendation that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in
conjunction with the United State Government after series of
meeting held came up with a sanction to all the foreign victims
with a payment benefit of $7,600.000.00 (Seven Million Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars Only) each in order to restore the Global Economy to the
enviable standard of respectability.
Please note that upon receipt of your response we will process
and send you ATM Master Card Payment and you will use it to
withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the
world,so if you like to receive your funds,contact Mr.Travis Alex
in charge of the compensation payment.
Mr Richard Smith
Email: richardsmith12@aliyun.com
You are required to fill this information below.
1. Full Name:
2. Phone Number:
3. Mailing Address:
4. Age and Sex:
5. Occupation:
6. Your Country:
Yours sincerely
Mrs.Helen Mark
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