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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:
- "consignment " (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- dtsfiles111@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Rosella Hill <filda@net.tvtrinec.cz>
Reply-To: dtsfiles111@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2021 01:02:52 +0200
Subject: (FBI) PAYMENT MEMO TO PAYMENT BENEFICIARIES.
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Dear Beneficiary
The INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND wishing to officially notify you once
again of this status via your email address as our previous letter to your
home address mailbox was returned undelivered,therefore we use the above
email/letter to inform you that a cash payment for Tax-Refund of the over
due accrued interest of your contractual- inheritance payment,which have
been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward delivering to you.And We are using
this cash payment method to pay you after all attempts to pay you through
Bank, ATM Card and some other failed means.I made a private arrangement
with a financial expert and a higher delivery agent an International
Diplomatic Dispatch Officer to convey these cash boxed-money to your
designated door step for your personal collections.
The higher delivery agent International Diplomatic Dispatch Officer has
left AFRICAN since two days ago with the security proof box sealed with
synthetic nylon coated and padded with machine in worth of $4.5 Millions
Four Million,Five Hundred United States Dollars),and has arrived in the Los
Angeles International Airport USA. But unfortunately He could not locate
your address and he is currently stranded in the airport.Hopefully this
email has reached you to effect the arrangement of delivering the
boxed-cash to you:you're advised to reconfirm your delivery address to the
International Diplomatic Dispatch Officer immediately to enable him deliver
the boxed-consignment to you within the stipulated time.You are to
reconfirm the below information to him immediately:
(1)Your Full Name: _______________
(2)Current complete Home Address: ___________
(3)Mobile and fixed Phone Number: ______________
(4)Fax Number: __________________________
(5)Name of your Nearest Airport: ______________________
(6)A Copy of Your ID for Identification: _____________________
So contact him immediately via his Email ID
The Agent Name is: Wilson Maxwell
His Email contact is:(dtsfiles111@gmail.com)
Kindly contact him immediately as he is waiting to hear from you
immediately with the needed information. Lastly the agent is not in the
known of the actual content as fiscal cash;however shall declare the
content to him as Sensitive Photographic Film Material.Therefore he should
not be in the known of the content please. Be warned! so you will safely
collect your payment to avoid hoaxes since you were disappointed in the
past.
Thanks for your fellowship.Yours in service,
Mr Rosella Hill
+234-817-953-8242
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