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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.
- 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.
- alliedirishbank50@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: UNITED NATION <nurachair1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alliedirishbank50@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:23:16 +0100
Subject: YOUR $2.5MILLION USD
AIB (Allied Irish Bank)
Address: St Helen's
1 Undershaft New Delhi
EC3A 8AB Republic of India
(alliedirishbank50@gmail.com).
Re: Payment Approval from IMF
Attention:
The Transfer of $2.5Milion USD and the Processing VAT fee of $100
being the only requirement cannot be deducted from your fund. So it’s
of no need to send your bank account details without payment of the
Transfer Processing VAT fee.
All you need to do is BUY an (iTunes Card or Steam Wallet) worth $100
and scratch it and send to us along with the receipt given to you when
you bought it after which you can forward your bank account details.
Once received, it will be converted to cash immediately, processed and
your fund transferred first thing tomorrow morning. Send the card
through email attachment.
Yours Faithfully.
Mrs Robin R Sanders.
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