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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "fifa world cup lottery" (no such lottery exists)
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- 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.
- qatarfifdraws22@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Shin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <qatarfifdraws22@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 13:01:48 -0700
Subject: Email account winnings Promo.
Quatar world cup fifa 2022.
REF : Email account winnings Promo.
Congratulation!!!
We the (FIFA/QARTAR Lottery Team) have been mandated to notify that your email address is among the lucky selected few winners of the Qartar/Fifa world cup lottery.
Note that you winning falls within the bracket of US$1,750,000.00 One million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars only for the last summer world cup held in cities in Qartar automatic random selection.
Your winning code is thus QFFC22/2022/55221
You ust keep your winning code private/confidential as that is your only power to claim the winning.
You have been mandated to contact the payment fudiciary selected agent as stated herein under with the outstated details.
Thanks.
Ernest Shin.
Please Contact the fudiciary agent through the email below for your claims.
Name: Mr. Hammed Mustadeen
Email address: qatarfifdraws22@gmail.com
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