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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.
- 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.
- mrsrobinsanders0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Robin Sanders <mrsrobinsanders00@xmail.net>
Reply-To: mrsrobinsanders185@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2021 18:24:40 +0430
Subject: ABOUT YOUR FUND
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Attn; Beneficiary,
Did you ever instruct Mrs Glenda F. Ward to claim your fund worth
US$7.000.000? If you had not authorized the change of your bank account
in respect to your outstanding entitlement Payment, therefore notify me
as soon as possible so that I will direct you on what to do.
Below is the bank account information provided by Mrs Gender F Ward
saying that you authorized her to claim your fund that you are
terminally ill.
1. BANK NAME: Bank Of America
2. BANK ADDRESS: 20920 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, Ca 90024 USA
3. ACCOUNT #: 7054510036
4. ROUTING #: 842000247
5. Swift Code: BOFBIUS6S
6. Account Name: Glender F Ward
7. Beneficiary address: 2902 N Beverly Glen Blvd Los Angeles, Ca 90077
USA
This development has caused lots of discrepancies in your payment file
that is why we had to suspend your payment and prompted to contact you
directly before re-validating your payment. You can be rest assured that
I will do everything within my capacity to successfully actualize the
quick transfer of your fund to any of your nominated bank account.
Kindly get back to me as soon as possible so that I will direct you on
what to do.
Sincerely Yours
Mrs Robin Sanders
U.S Ambassador
Email: mrsrobinsanders0@gmail.com
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