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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:
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- 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.
- diplomatica6@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Paul Mello <officeimfunit@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diplomatica6@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 04:55:56 -0700
Subject: DHL COURIER DELIVERY DEPARTMENT
DHL COURIER DELIVERY DEPARTMENT
This notification is reaching you from DHL Company Benin Republic,we
have received your ATM CARD worth the total sum of $10.7MUS Dollars
from Economic Organization Of West African States (ECOWAS) and our
Diplomatic agent is prepared to take off to your country for the
delivery of the ATM CARD. After our final meeting regarding the fund
we resolve to contact you before our DIPLOMAT shall arrive your
Country and encounter any kind of wrong DELIVERY.
The company needed you to forward your information to him or to us
immediately to enable him locate you and also provide you with your
ATM CARD at your doorstep and also less you stress on the process of
RECEPTION. Once you contacted him, he will offer you a CODE NUMBER
that is guiding your package for security purpose, this is to avoid
the victimization of scammers.
So Kindly Fill Your Full Information Below To Avoid Mistakenly Convey
Your Package To Wrong Address:
Your full Names:====
Your Country:====
Your Home Address:====
Your nearest Airport Address:====
Your Phone Number:====
sex====
A copy of your ID
Note: You could have contacted us directly here, but the contact
person you should often communicate with from now henceforth is the
delivering Diplomatic Agent who is in possession of your ATM CARD
together with it CONTENTS,so email him with your information:
(diplomatica6@gmail.com) Or Text: +1(559)425-8116
as soon as you receive this message.Non stop order has been given to
him by the company to embank the delivery of your ATM CARD with enough
effort to attain successful delivery at the end of the day.All i
needed from you is to be alerted so that the Diplomatic Agent will not
encounter any kind of delay that might hold him from delivering the
ATM to your home address.Hoping to hear from you soon!!!
Yours In Service:
DHL COURIER DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
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