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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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.
- aa3649372@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rafael H. Gonzalez" <buharishehu029@gmail.com>
Reply-To: smithdrdavid76@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:55:37 +0100
Subject: Dear Customer,

Pay for ATM Card Shipment

Dear Customer,

This is Delivery Company in the USA, the management of this company wishes
to inform you that we received a parcel containing an ATM Master Card
valued $5.5million USD , for safe delivery to your residential address. We
were directed to contact you as regards the shipment of your ATM card
package by the United Nations office here in the USA. We just received the
items to be couriered to you from an official of the United Nations
informing us that the said fund is United Nations Compensation Fund. These
include an ATM card, classified documents and Pin Certificate.

This parcel was brought to us yesterday from the United Nations office to
our office for immediate delivery to your house address. please reconfirm
the below
information, to avoid delivery of your ATM Master Card to the wrong hand.

Full names............
Parcel owner address......
Country/State........
Occupation...........
Passport/Driving License
Tel...........

Our Organization, (courier company) is an affiliate of United Nations
(World Bank Assisted Programmed), World Debt Reconciliation committee,
charged with the responsibility of making sure that who wish to have their
ATM card package couriered to them do have them delivered via our courier
services, and at record time. It is the usual practice of our Organization
to conduct a proper verification of all parcels that we are to deliver to
ensure that they are valid. Rest assured that your ATM card package has
been confirmed valid and true.

We will register your package and send you the tracking numbers before we
proceed for safety delivery of your package as soon as you reconfirm the
required information for safety delivery.

Waiting to read your e-mail (aa3649372@gmail.com)

Yours affectionately.

Best regards
Dr. Smith Anderson
Dispatch Manager Courier Service.
Email : aa3649372@gmail.com

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