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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.
- 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.
- kantonalbankzurcher@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: =?UTF-8?Q?Z=C3=BCrcher_kantonalbank?= <arunaveronica554@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kantonalbankzurcher@aol.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:28:15 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED
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Zürcher kantonalbank
Bahnhofstrasse 9 Zürich, 8005 Switzerland
Dear Beneficiary
The BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION and THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT has verified
and discovered that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by
corrupt officials who are trying to divert your fund of $20.5million
into their private accounts. Therefore we have obtained an irrevocable
payment guarantee on your Payment with WORLD Bank and zürcher kantonal
bank to make your payment through our new ATM CASH REWARD CARD system
which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM
MACHINE around your area.
So we are hereby inviting you to our office in Switzerland to pick up
your ATM CASH REWARD CARD but if you cannot be able to come down here
in our office in person be
informed that you are going to pay for shipping fee of your ATM CASH
REWARD CARD, so if you are unable to come down here then you are
required to update us so that we will proceed with the necessary
arrangement for the delivery of your ATM CASH REWARD CARD.
As of now be informed that all arrangement has been done and the ATM
CASH REWARD CARD has been in your name, but to RE ACTIVATE the ATM
Card you have to
forward your current information as requested below to the ATM
DEPARTMENT of the bank for the ATM Card re-activation, then we will
send you the ATM CARD for your immediate use.
Here are the information you have to forward to the bank:
1. Your Full Names:______
2. Home Address :_______
3. Direct Cell Numbers:_______
4. E-mail Address:________
5. Nearest Airport :_____
6. A Copy of I’d :_____
7. Occupation:________
8.Nationality:________
CONTACT PERSON:
Urs Baumann, Chief Executive Officer
ZÃœRCHER KANTONAL BANK SWITZERLAND
Bank email: kantonalbankzurcher@aol.com
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