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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "the 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)
- "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 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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "@diplomats.com" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- 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.
- dipallenb@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Scott Chambers" <atkinsc140@gmail.com>
Reply-To: scottchambers29@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 15:13:27 -0700
Subject: Re: Urgent Delivery Notification
Greetings,
Please your urgent Attention is needed, we wish to inform you that our
Diplomatic agent Mr. Allen Benjamin conveying your consignment box
with the $12.9 Million United States Dollars is presently at Cobb
County International Airport and he misplaced your address, we
required you Reconfirm the following information below so that he can
deliver your Consignment box to you today and return immediately,
simply contact the Diplomatic agent Mr. Allen Benjamin on his email
address: (dipallenb@diplomats.com) OR his phone number: +1 (678)
639-9573 with your information such as:
FULL NAME: ===========
COUNTRY: ===========
CITY: ===========
CURRENT HOME ADDRESS: =========
TELEPHONE/CELL PHONE NUMBER.======
AGE/OCCUPATION: =======
SEX:
He is waiting to hear from you today with the information to bring
your Consignment funds to your doorstep. Note that the Diplomatic
agent Mr.Allen Benjamin do not know that the content of the
consignment box is a huge amount of money amounting to $12.9 Million
United States Dollars and on No circumstances should you let him be at
peril with the Consignment box, the consignments were moved from here
as family treasures, so never disclose the real content to him until
you receive your consignment.
Best Regards
Mr. Scott Chambers
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