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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: Mrs Deborah Fox <md8210301@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thomasscott1@aliyun.com
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:12:37 -0800
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION WORTH $2,600.000.00 USD
Dear Beneficiary.
This is to officially inform you that an ATM Card that worth $2,6000.000.00
USD has been issued as a compensation payment for all the short listed
2020/ 2021 scam victims whose email address was recovered during the recent
internet probing and investigation process.
Your email address was found among the list so we are in no doubt believed
that those syndicates must have collected money from you through their
dubious criminal ways. It was on these very recommendation that the United
Nation (UN) in conjunction with the United State Government after series of
meeting held came up with a sanction to all countries to compensate all the
foreign victims with a payment benefit of $2,600.000.00 USD (Two Million
Six Hundred Dollars Only) each in order to restore the Global Economy to
the enviable standard of respectability.
Please note that upon receipt of your response we will process and send you
ATM Card Payment and you will use it to withdraw your money in any ATM
machine in any part of the world, so if you would like to receive your
funds,contact Mr.Thomas Scott in charge of the compensation payment.
Name Mr.Thomas Scott;
Email: thomasscott1@aliyun.com
You are required to fill this information below.
1. Full Name:
2. Phone Number:
3. Mailing Address:
4. Age and Sex:
5. Occupation:
6. Your Country:
If you need urgent attention please email Thomas Scott.
Best Regards
Mrs Deborah Fox.
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