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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:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Steve Kelly" <worldbank033@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dgxc41952@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 03:24:59 -0700
Subject: your atm card package
Good News Dear
i am Mr. Mike belly director manager in change of atm master card in
america and i want to delivery your atm card package to your home
address so i need you to Contact me urgent today with your full
address to delivery your atm card package to your home address and
your total amount in your atm card package now is $80.4 Million us
dollars and amount you will start to withdrawal every day to your atm
card package is $20,000 USD per day.so now if you want to receive this
your atm card package to your home address try to send me your full
information today so that i will delivery your atm card package to
your home address so i am waiting your urgent reply back to me with
your full address ,
Full Name....................
Home Address.................
Age/Occupation..............
Phone number............
Country/ State........
Your Identity Card........
so i am waiting your urgent reply back to me to delivery your atm card
package to your home address once you reply back to me and kindly know
and that before diplomatic agent will delivery your atm visa card to
your home address you will pay only delivery changes fee so i am
waiting your reply back to me today with your full address to delivery
your atm visa card to your home ,
Best Regards,
Mr.Steve Kelly
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