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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:
- "we advice you" (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.
- mrsjillbiden991@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "I'M Mrs. Jill Biden" <sibendamwolhojohn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsjillbiden991@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 09:28:43 +0100
Subject: THIS IS MRS JILL BIDEN RESPOND BACK TO ME
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Greetings to you from the White House (Official Residence of the
President of the US.
I am Mrs. JILL BIDEN. I would like to inform you that your funds issue
was brought to my office this morning by the United Nations said that
they have uploaded your inheritance fund worth US$50.000.000 (fifty
Million United States Dollar) into a new ATM Visa Card.
This is to inform you that we have been working towards the
eradication of fraudsters and scam artists in Africa on behalf of
American Citizens affected by Co-African fraudulent Group; with the
help of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) United Nations (UN)
and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); we have been able to track
down so many of this scam artist in various parts of Africa and
Europe, and they will appear at International Criminal Court (ICC)
Hague (Netherland) soon for Fraud Justice.
Below is the required information i need from you so that the delivery
of your ATM Card will proceed immediately to your home Address.
Your Name.........................
Home address:...................................
Your profession/occupation.................................
Your age .......................
Cell phone number:..........................
City:........................................................
valid Email Address.........................
We advice you to prohibit any other transaction you are having with an
unknown source to avoid regret there after. And we urge you to comply
fast with the managerial demands so that you can have your legit ATM
card with immediate effect as instructed from White house
(Washington DC)
send the above mentioned details direct to my private email
(mrsjillbiden991@gmail.com)
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