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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.
- 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.
- eib1.org@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Francesca <banqueatlantique00846@gmail.com>
Reply-To: eib1.org@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 01:30:34 -0800
Subject: o zi buna
AtenÈie: Beneficiar al fondului, am fost autorizaÈi de cÄtre Banca de
InvestiÈii a Uniunii Europene din Londra Èi FMI sÄ investighem motivul
deportÄrii inutile a fondurilor autorizate legal. Ãn timpul nostru
investigaÈie, am descoperit cÄ plata dvs. a fost întârziatÄ de o bancÄ
coruptÄ FuncÈionari care încearcÄ sÄ vÄ redirecÈioneze fondurile în
conturile lor personale.
Pentru a evita acest act dubios, suntem de acord cu europeanul londonez
Banca de InvestiÈii Èi Fondul Monetar InternaÈional (FMI) cÄ putem procesa
Èi controla aceastÄ platÄ. EvitaÈi sÄ aveÈi situaÈii disperate BÄncile Èi
alte autoritÄÈi în materie penalÄ.
Am primit o garanÈie de platÄ irevocabilÄ pentru FMI.
PlatÄ. Dorim sÄ vÄ informÄm cÄ Banca EuropeanÄ de InvestiÈii a decis sÄ
despÄgubeascÄ Ã®n sumÄ de 250.000,00 USD Èi
transfer în contul dvs. bancar prin transfer bancar.
VÄ rugÄm sÄ contactaÈi Banca Corespondente, la adresa de e-mail de mai jos.
E-mail: eib1.org@hotmail.com
Pentru finalÄ, vÄ rugÄm sÄ contactaÈi imediat banca menÈionatÄ pentru
Eliberarea Èi transferul fondului dumneavoastrÄ. Banca EuropeanÄ de
InvestiÈii trebuie sÄ vÄ transfere imediat banii în contul dvs. bancar.
AÈteptÄm cu nerÄbdare colaborarea dumneavoastrÄ urgentÄ
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