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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- davidmark01720@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: DR DAVID MARK <johndanielw9012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidmark01720@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2021 00:26:09 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
FROM THE DESK OF DR DAVID MARK
SENATE PRESIDENT FOREIGN DEBT
FUND SETTLEMENT COMMITTEE CBN
LAGOS-NIGERIA
Attention: ,
This is to congratulate you for scaling through the hurdles of
screening by the board of directors of this payment task force. Your
payment file was approved and the instruction was given us to release
your payment and activate your ATM Visa card for use.
The first batch of your card which contains US$8.5Million. has been
activated and is the total fund loaded inside the card. Your fund
which is in total US$8.5Million. will come to you.
Your payment would be sent to you via DHL Because we have signed a
contract with them which should expired by 2021. Below are few list of
tracking numbers you can track from (DHL DELIVERY COMPANY) to confirm
people like you who have received their payment successfully.
(1) DHL Delivery Company cost fee is $250 USD
Name: JANG YONG HYUN ============== 2652219161
Name: LIU MS ====================== 2652219220
Name: P TWITE ===================== 9889728026
Name: LEFT LTR BOX ================ 9889728004
Name: WANG PEI ==================== 2353229152
Name: JEROME H ==================== 2353229141
NAME: B NEWCOMB =================== 7570585606
Good news, We wish to let you know that everything concerning your ATM
VISA CARD payment dispatch is ready in this office and we have a
meeting with the house (Federal government of Nigeria) we informed
them That your fund should not cost you any thing because is your
money (Your Card). Moreover, we have an agreement with them that you
should pay only delivering of your card which is only $250 by DHL
Delivering Company.
However, you have only Two working days to send this $250 for the
delivering of your Visa card, if we don't hear from you with the
payment information; the Federal Government will cancel your payment.
Please confirm your full information by tomorrow your ATM Visa Card
will be delivered to you and I need you to send us a scanned copy of
your Id I wait the payment information to enable us proceed for the
delivering of your ATM Visa Card. And when sending the payment
information also reconfirm to us your full home address were the DHL
Multi Express will deliver the Card to you to avoid any mistake on the
delivery.
1) Your Name:.................................................................
2) Your Address:..............................................................
3) Your Telephone:............................................................
4) Your Identification:.......................................................
5) Your Age:..............................................................
6) Your Occupation:..........................................
I wait the payment information to enable us proceed for the delivering
of your card. And when sending the payment information also reconfirm
to us your full home address were to deliver the Card to avoid any
mistake on the delivery.
Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Best Regards
Dr. David Mark
Senate President of Nigeria
E-mail:davidmark01720@gmail.com
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