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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.
- deliveryagent313@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Billi james Mananger <billijamesmananger@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michealedson81@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 23:13:11 -0800
Subject: GOOD ..NEWS
Attention Beneficiary !!
Greetings From International Monetary Fund (IMF) and United States
Integration, am hereby to inform you that an alert come to us today
from United Nation Official through the help of Federal Bureau of
Investigation {FBI} here in United States. And according to the
reporter, World bank organization together with United State Embassy
Benin Republic, have approved to compensate 20 lucky beneficiaries as
a scam victim, with $7 .5 million USD . your email address was found
among the 10 lucky beneficiaries, meanwhile the fund will be release
this week as soon as the beneficiary meet up/comply with the delivery
payment charge which is $200 USD only. and the
instruction/requirements such as your personal information and your
receiving method because we have Two option listed down here.
contact =+1(609)4454670"
for hangouts 'deliveryagent313@gmail.com
Here is the information's we expecting from you today.
Your full name.............
Your Country/state.........
occupation/ID Card.........
Cell/Fax Phone numbers.....
We are expecting your urgent respond together with your favorable
option to enable us proceed immediately towards the transfer/delivery
and guarantee the accomplishment in your favor thanks reply
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