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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.
- 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.
- davidjush@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: David Josh <djsenge@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidjush@usa.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:00:54 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY
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How are you doing today? Hope fine i want to inform you that after due
consultations and after our meeting held in the USA embassy including
United Nation executive(UN) with management and board of trustees in
respect to all unclaimed FUND,
Now the directives has been given to our correspondence and
intermediary bank here, to affect your unclaimed fund through (ATM
CARD) because of your delays in claiming it for long now,
And the good news was that all arrangement has been concluded for the
shipment of your ATM CARD which value $850,000.00 USD only. Now, you
are advise in your own interest to re-confirm the below information to
Mr David Josh in charge of your package or text only +1(215)-7180-631
Email address (davidjush@usa.com)
Home address.............
Occupation..............
Age............
Next of kin.......
Email..........
Current phone number........
Nearest airport ........
We are very sorry for the little delay as we are doing everything to
ensure that payments are made to the actual beneficiary and owners
which is you. Thanks for co-operating with us delivery will commence
immediately once you get back to me with the details needed.
Yours Truly,
Mrs Leroy Rose
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