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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- 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.
- pjones7796@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Justina Nakawa <ameenisah6@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pjones7796@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:15:06 -0800
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD IS AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY
Attention: Dear
We have finally succeeded in getting your ATM card package worthy of
$2.5million out for delivery with the help of Dr John Emelita Attorney
General of Federal High Court Uganda which acted as your foreign
Attorney representative here in Nigeria.
So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the
Agent Mr. Philip Jones,for your ATM package and every Documents
guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm
your full delivery information to the delivery Agent right now as he
is currently at your City now with your ATM card package, As he called
me this morning to inform me that he misplaced your delivery address
on transit which he has.
So you are advice to reconfirm your full information to the Agent
Phillip Jones and call or text with bellow number.
So as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him
full direction to get your ATM package delivered to you and hand you
over your package safe and sound, Furthermore you are advice to be
very fast as the Agent Mr.Phillip Jones has no time to waste due to
his flight ticket,
So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.
(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Country====================
(5)Nearest Airport ==============
As he is at your State right now because of the Searching and Scanning
of the package which made him to misplace your address So contact him
via his email address,
Name- Agent Mr. Philip Jones
E-mail Address (pjones7796@gmail.com)
Contact number +1(859 667 4258)
So contact him to deliver your package today, So get back to us
immediately you contact the Agent to make sure that your ATM package
has getting to you without any hitch.
Regards
Mrs Justina Nakawa
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