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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:
- "million 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.
- irenegomez5670@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Irene Gomez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <irenegomez5656@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2020 16:36:30 +0300
Subject: Dear Beneficiary
Attention;
I am Ms. Irene Gomez the director debt reconciliation committee all
over the world under the UN in Switzerland.
The signal/alert from our central system computer database, we found
out you have an unpaid U.N Compensation Fund of $7.3 Million Dollars,
and report reaching me from our regional office in London United
The kingdom is saying that one man by name, Mr. Imtiaz. Kamal. From Saudi
Arabia came to our sub-office in the U.K. asking for a change of ownership
of your fund in his name that you are dead it is true or not? He
claimed that because you were his relation that you told him about the
fund before you died, And since you are dead that we should release
the fund to him.
Further, this is his bank information which he asks us to transfer your
fund into.
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: AL-RAJHI BANK - JEDDAH (AL-SAMER BRANCH # 46300)
ACCOUNT NAME: IMTIAZ KAMAL
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 5635508010125505
BENEFICIARY: IMTIAZ KAMAL
SWIFT CODE: NO NEED
IBAN NUMBER: SA668000046360801012150
Finally, please contact us soon if you are still alive okay before
your fund will be transferred into his bank account.
Please reply me through this my private email address: irenegomez5670@gmail.com
Best regards.
Ms. Irene Gomez
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