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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million us 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- 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.
- bishopjohnson571@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "CAPRICE." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidcaprice5@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 01:33:48 -0700
Subject: LOAN
DEAR SIR/MADAM
I'M REV DAVID CAPRICE THE PUBLISHER OF EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE CALLING FROM THE LORD TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED AND IN FINANCIAL PROBLEM BY GIVEN OUT LOAN TO ANY INDIVIDUAL COMPANY'S AND SOCIETY THAT NEED MONEY TO DO BUSINESS. THE AMOUNT OF THE LOAN HAS BEEN SIGNED AND APPROVED BY THE CHURCH COMMITTEE THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED MILLION US DOLLARS ($200,000.000) WHICH YOU HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO LOAN TEN THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($10,000) to FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS ($5,000,000) YOU ARE TO RETURN THE LOAN WHICH IS GRANTED TO YOU IN 5 YEARS AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED KINDLY CONTACT BISHOP JOHN WITH THE INFORMATION via EMAIL BELOW.
NAME: BISHOP JOHNSON
Email: bishopjohnson571@gmail.com
REV. DAVID CAPRICE.
STAY BLESSED
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