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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- paulzuccher@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Paul Zucchero" <muhammadmustaphaabdallah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paulzuccher@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 18:37:11 -0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary : Your Urgency Needed
a delegate from the United Nations to The IMF/FBI/ORDERED/ (U.N
Compensation Unit) West Africa Regional payment Office to pay 521 scam
victims $5,200.000.00USD (Five million two hundred thousands Dollars only)
each Through an ATM Gold Debit Card. You are listed and approved for this
payment, On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during
the last U.N. meetings held in (ASIA/AFRICA), it was alarmed so much by the
world in the meetings on the lost of funds by various individual to scam
artist operating in syndicates all over the world today.At this point you
are advise to Re-furnish us with your Details to enable us commence the
release of your ATM Gold Debit Card Valued of $5.2.M.usd. We wait your
immediate response with the information below:NAME.......ADDRESS...........
TEL.............DATE OF BIRTH .....COUNTRY..........
SEX.............OCCUPATION.......Please you are advice to stop any
communication with any person or Body that you are currently paying money
to due to transaction which you have online with the person.Yours
faithfully,Mr.Paul ZuccheroPrivate Email : paulzuccher@gmail.com
<paulzuccher@gmail.com>United Nation Representative.*
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