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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:
- "million 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)
- 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.
- shiftcargo6@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Matia Kasaija" <ahands4ww711@optushome.com.au>
Reply-To: shiftcargo6@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:18:37 -0800
Subject: ATM CARD
Good day to you from the ABC Capital Bank Uganda!
I am Mr Louis Hagar the ABC Capital Bank auditor, In the meeting i had with our executives yesterday we agreed to convert your total Funds worth the sum of 19m USD Nineteen Million Dollars) in our Bank in an ATM Visa Card and deliver it to you via Shift Cargo services LTD.
Note: We choose to convert your funds in ATM card after we got notified that so many attempts to transfer your Funds via Bank transfer and Online banking transfer failed, Therefore we choose ATM card because it's the safest means to transfer huge funds from one Country to another without the government imposing a question on the beneficiary.
Your Funds have been loaded in an ATM Visa Card, We have packaged your ATM Visa Card and its registered with Shift Cargo services LTD for immediate delivery to your address.
Now you are expected to contact Shift Cargo delivery company on the below details and give him the address where to deliver your ATM card to you.
Director name .. Mr J M Rollins
Email. shiftcargo6@gmail.com
Phone. +256780203444
Regards
Mr Louis Hagar
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