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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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- adamsbonny58@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr JAMIE DIMON <cbankbenin322@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adamsbonny58@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 03:23:22 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
I’m Diplomatic Agent Mr Marcos James I have been trying to reach you
over hours mow, am currently in Washington Dulles International
Airport USA with your ATM VISA
CARD $30.5 Million Dollars which I have been instructed by I.C
Express Courier Company to be delivered to you. Please try as much as
you can to reach me via my
contact:TEST MESSAGE Email (adamsbonny58@yahoo.com)
Text or
whataspp 1((406 201-9310)
This is a Compensation funds from Empowerment Program run by United
State Government or from IMF and United Nations all are being settled
it was discovered that your awarded United Nations Empowerment fund
worth $30.5 milliom USD in UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA) has not been
released but United State Government has ordered the UNITED BANK OF
AFRICA to release your fund with immediate affect your fund has been
loaded in the ATM VISA CARD to enable you claim your fund at any ATM
MACHINE around you
Meanwhile you are advice to reconfirm your information to avoid
delivery to the wrong person;
1Your Full Name
2Your Delivery Address
3Your Contact Telephone Number( very compulsory)
4Your Occupation
5Your Identification Card
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