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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- 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.
- officefile011000100@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Office File <officefile01010000000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officefile011000100@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:51:22 +0200
Subject: COMPLEMENT OF THE SEASON
Now I want to tell you that I have succeeded in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Kosovo.
Contact my secretary in Republic Of South Africa because I have left
the whole instruction to him on your behalf and instruct him where to
send the
your ATM VISA CARD,
ATM VISA CARD of US$3.7M without any further delay for your compensation.
His name is Mr. John Martin John
Email:(officefile011000100@gmail.com)
Phone:+2767-092-6388.
NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATION YOU WILL SEND TO MY SECRETARY :
(1) YOUR FULL NAMES
(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS
(3) YOUR DIRECT CELL PHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE
WITH FAX IF ANY.
At this moment, I'm very busy here in Kosovo because of the investment
projects, which the new partner and I are having at hand. So feel free
to get in touch with Mr. John Martin John to send the ATM VISA CARD
to you without any delay.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. David Williams
Chairman and CEO,
Offshore Group of Investors LTD
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