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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Ms. Gayla Henderson<info@uas.org>
Reply-To: gaylhenderson60@gmail.com
Date: 15 Jul 2022 19:58:01 +0500
Subject: National Bank of New York
National Bank of New York
136-29 38th Avenue,
Flushing, NY 11354.
USA.
Attention: Beneficiary.
You are being contacted because your name and an amount approved
to
your name is on the list provided to this bank by the U.S
Presidency.
Following the agreement reached by Joe Biden and the
Presidents/Heads
of States of other countries, The government of United States of
America and other world Presidents through the office of the U.S
DEPARTMENT OF STATE has granted express receipt to all
beneficiaries
of Funds to receive their payments being delayed or denied by
various
authorities and countries.
Your expected Revenue according to available information in our
file
is $10.5M (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars)
only, representing the amount unpaid to you from your
Compensation/Inheritance funds .
Note that the mode of payment is STRICTLY via American Express
Platinum Credit Card and Jet Privilege World Credit Card. The
instruments has high acceptability in any foreign exchange market
of
the financial sector world wide.
Processing of the card will start as soon as you RECONFIRM this
noble
bank the under-listed information.
1. YOUR FULL NAMES.
2. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS AS YOU WILL WANT IT APPEAR ON OUR
DELIVERY LIST.
3. YOUR CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS.
4. YOUR MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION( INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR YOUR
STATE
DRIVER'S LICENSE)
Payment to beneficiaries has commenced already on the basis of
first
come first serve, therefore your immediate response to this
message
will be to your own advantage.
Yours Faithfully
Ms. Gayla Henderson
National Bank of New York
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