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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dormant account" (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: Qasim al mustapha <qasimmustapha771@gmail.com>
Reply-To: macheallucas771@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:49:34 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION FUNDS.
Hello With due respect sir/ma
We are sorry for our delayed notice, Meanwhile this letter is enroute
for permit you to be acquainted amid that your ATM MASTER CARD is
obtainable, however the subject now is that the None Residential
Account here which your Compensation fund be (CODE) intended for
security cause is now a dormant account appropriate to over delay upon
this transaction.
Therefore this bank remittance department are demanding in favor of
the access (CODE) from the International Monetary Fund authority (IMF)
office without delay so that they can be able to activate the dormant
account here which your fund be(CODE) because it must be activated
before they can be able to Remit the fund into your available ATM
MASTER CARD for use according to the instructions from the Federation
Funding Authority and the International Remittance Revenue Department
of bank has being knowledgeable this by the International Monetary
Fund Authority (IMF)that the activation (CODE) is going to cost you a
sum of $150 usd which is what your coded fund accumulated due to
tardy delayed in this transaction. Note you that this will be the only
delay upon the delivering of your CARD to you.
This CARD worth Us$5.500,000.00 has been Approval from the
Presidential Office early this year, but we were busy to handle such
issue as this at that time.
Your urgent fulfill is highly desired.
Warm Regard
Mr,Qasim Mustapha.
ATM Card Center Director.
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