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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- 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.
- martins2joens@onet.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Robert Andrew Piper" <j.araujo@tecmer.pt>
Reply-To: martins2joens@onet.pl
Date: 26 May 2020 12:45:45 -0700
Subject: Re: Compensation Payment
We have previously sent you an email in respect of your
outstanding
compensation payment which has since been assigned to you.
We were going through your payment portfolio and came to a
logical
conclusion that you are yet to receive your compensation payment.
We must get you informed that your email was listed among those
that are
yet to receive their compensation payment.
The United Nations in Affiliation with World Bank have agreed to
compensate each with the sum of USD2,300, 000.00
(Two Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.
For this reason, you are yet to receive your payment through a
certified
ATM CARD PAYMENT or Bank to Bank transfer.
Note, with this ATM Card you can withdraw money and also make
payment
anywhere in the World without any problem.
Kindly Contact Dr. Martin Jones, with your payment Code:
U.N.D.C/2020/10/0109.
I request you to also send your full personal information as soon
as
possible to Dr. Martin Jones.
Your Full Names:
Contact Address:
Mobile Phone:
Occupation:
Age:
Contact Person:Â Â Dr. Martin JonesÂ
Email:Â Â martins2joens@onet.pl
Please ensure that you follow the directives and instructions of
Dr
Martin Jones, so that you can receive your ATM Card and your
secret pin
code issued directly to you for security reasons. We apologize on
behalf
of the United Nations Development Coordination
for any delay you might have encountered in the past.
Yours Faithfully,Â
Robert Andrew PiperÂ
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