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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:
- "million 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)
- 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.
- cfedex27@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Lule Matia <lulematia861@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cfedex27@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 15:27:51 +0100
Subject: urgent contact us now :cfedex27@gmail.com
Welcome to FedEx Express Courier Home Delivery Company, we are very grateful to
be at your service. You have a Funds worth $9.5million dollars in
our office which was sent to you by Federal Ministry Of Finance World
Compensation (FMF) USA, The compensation fund has been instructed
to be paid out to you in the form of an ATM CARD (UBA) that you will
use to withdraw sum of $20,000usd from any ATM Card Machine In the
World . They said That the ATM CARD will be
packaged inside a U.S Embassy Official Envelope to be sent to you via
Postal Mail
you are required to summit the following personal
details listed below to our office via e-mail so that your package will be
delivered to you at your doorstep within 24hours without any delay or stoppage
from anybody. We would like you to receive the package within this Month.
The only money you are obliged to pay is the delivery charges $150 only,go
now to app store and purchase steam wallet gift card or razer gift card and send
the copy of the card to enable the delivery of your fund proceed to
your home address ok
1.) Name:
2.) Address:
3.) Country:
4.) Phone Nb:
5) Occupation:
Thanks for your kind understanding, hope to hear from your soon, God
bless.
Best regards
Mr. David Gonzalez FedEx Senior Delivery Officer Official.
urgent contact us now:cfedex27@gmail.com
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