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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:
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mac Douglas <willyjoe2020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: macdoug201@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 12:25:49 +0100
Subject: Attn: beneficiary contact T.D Bank immediately.
Compliments of the season, due to the on going electoral power tussle in
the United States, the office of the presidency (Donald J.Trump) and
Federal house of representative (White House) have advised Federal Reserve
System in United States of America to ensure that all beneficiary funds are
released with immediate effect provided that each beneficiary fulfills
required legal obligations. However, Your fund valued $5.5 million has been
programmed for immediate release through Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD BANK),
USA. This is the safest and easiest way you can receive your long
outstanding fund without any official protocols. Please kindly contact
Ms.Julie Toms Resource Manager at her email below for remittance
instruction.
Kindly contact the bank below to open an online account so that the
proceeds of your valued $5.5m will be deposited in your favor and you will
be issued details to gain access in order to make withdrawals and transfers.
Bank Name: TD Bank
Contact Person: Ms. Julie Toms.
Email: info@tdb-ga.com
Keep me posted with the progress.
Best Regards,
Mac Douglas.
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