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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("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.
- 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.
- johnathanmoffer304@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: johnnathan moffa <scottradeonline@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnathanmoffer304@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2022 15:49:53 -0700
Subject: Proceeding Fund
Our Government and the United Nation launched an effort to compensate all
the victims of fraud And your email address was found in the list
of fraud victims.
The programs are as follows:
(1) Eradication of scamming strategies by advanced technology input.
(2) Compensation of scam victims.
(3) Instantiates funds in any kinds
(4) next of kin
(5) Bitcoins investors
Your email address was found and you are one of those to be
compensated.Your total compensation fund is $2. 5000 00 (Two Million Five
hundred thousand, United State Dollars) This money is presently banked with
the remittance department of the organization. All you have to do is to
contact the head office of the remittance department with the following
details to enable your fund to be processed and released to you within the
stipulated time frame. contact email
johnathanmoffer304@gmail.com
......YOUR FULL NAME........
.....YOUR HOME ADDRESS......
.....ANY COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT OR ID CARD......
.....PHONE NUMBER.......
Kindly choose below your choice, where and how you can receive
your funds,
1, through ATM card delivery
2, through the diplomat agent,
YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED
Sincerely Yours.
Jonathan Moffa
Chief Information Officer
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
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