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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:
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.
- info.dhlpersonel@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR MARTINS JUDE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <profharrison007@protonmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 01:47:07 -0800
Subject: RE- CONTACT HIM AGAIN
Attn: Payment REF NO:209775N
Be officially in your cognizance that I have paid for the re-activation fee
and the delivery charges of your ATM MASTER CARD. All that you are to do is to accept the card.
It was done by our email random selection for all victims to be compensated. your mail address was among selected
Now I want you to send your full delivery information and forward to the delivery agent PROF HARRISON MOORE.
You’re name
You’re country
You’re home address
You’re Tel phone number
Do this so that he can deliver your ATM card to your choice of delivery, The total sum loaded in the card is only ( $4.000000usd) Four Million Dollars only.
The only thing you have to pay is the security keeping fee charges of $150usd only
(info.dhlpersonel@deliveryman.com) Contact him by asking him for the method through which you will send the $150usd and get your card sent to you.
Once again do not forget to ask him on how you can make the payment $150usd only.
Contact; PROF HARRISON MOORE
Delivery agent
Phone number:+23481831060
Email:: profharrison007@protonmail.com
Regards
MR MARTIN JUDE
Senior Vice President
ZENITH BANK PLC
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