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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- tomasmarek103@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- without any hitch, agent name: mr tomas marek email:(tomasmarek103@gmail.com) telephone:+420-23472-3086 (whatsapp) yours sincerely axel (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Axel van Trotsenburg <scottradeonline@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tomasmarek103@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2022 15:51:03 +0100
Subject: Dear beneficiary
Atm Fund Payment
We have finally succeeded in getting Your ATM card package worth of $7.5
Million [seven million five hundred thousand US dollars]out for delivery
with the help of Kristalina Georgieva of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF)
So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent
Mr. Tomas Marek of your package and every Documents guiding your delivery
is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm your full delivery
information to the Agent right now as he is currently at Prague Airport
Czech Republic with your ATM card package, As he called me this morning to
inform me that he misplaced your delivery address which he has. So you are
advised to reconfirm your full delivery information to the agent.so as to
have an easy conversation with him and to enable you to give him full
direction to get your package delivered to you and hand you over your
package safely.
Furthermore you are advised to be very fast as the Agent Mr. Tomas Marek
has no time to waste due to his flight ticket, The Requested Information is
to ensure that no mistake or error is made and it should be forwarded in
the manner stated below:.
(1)Your Full Name
(2)Mobile Phone Number
(3)Current Home Address
(4)ID CARD
(5)Age
(6)City
(7)Nearest Airport
(8)Country
As he is at Prague Airport Czech Republic right now because of the
Searching and Scanning which made him misplace your address. So contact him
to deliver your package first thing tomorrow morning possibly today, So get
back to us immediately you contact the Agent to make sure that your fund is
delivered to you without any hitch,
Agent Name: Mr Tomas Marek
Email:(tomasmarek103@gmail.com)
Telephone:+420-23472-3086 (WHATSAPP)
Yours Sincerely
Axel van Trotsenburg
World Bank Managing Director of Operations
axelvantrotsenburg403@aol.com
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