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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.
- brunovince24@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: UNITED NATION <abdulrahmanbello389@gmail.com>
Reply-To: brunovince24@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 01:00:59 +0100
Subject: USA GOV.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT TREASURE
TREASURE BUILDING 1500 PENNSYLVANIAN
FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
HOUR.....MON--FRI ....8.00am--5.00PM
LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Dear Customer,Fund Beneficiary
This is to inform you that United state government and the United Nations
[UN] is compensating all the scammed victims $3,600,000.00 United States
Dollars.
Your name and email address was mentioned to the United States Secret
Service by one of the Scammers who was arrested.
Meanwhile this Compensation department has been mandated by the IMF and the
United Nations to transfer your compensation funds to you through Online
Transfer Payment which is 100 % Guarantee for payment to you as one of the
scammed victim.
Furthermore we advise you to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) concerning any transaction that you might have lost
your hard earned money to avoid losing more money to other group of
scammers who are on the FBI wanted list and are still on the run and for
this reason we want to warn you not to communicate or duplicate this
message to anyone for any reason whatsoever as the United States Secret
Service are already on the trace for the other criminals.
You are hereby advised to contact [brunovince24@gmail.com] OFFICE WITH YOUR
Full details such as
1..Your Full Name:.
2..Your Home Address:
3..City & Zip Code:
4..Country:
5..Your Cell Phone: .
6..Occupation:
7..Scan Copy of Any Valid ID:
To receive your Compensation without further delay on this email
Anticipating your urgent cooperation in other to receive your payment.
Thank You.
REGARD
Linda Williams,
Federal credit union ,
AVP & Manager,
USA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 950 Pennsylvanian AVENUE
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