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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:
- "million dollars" (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.
- mrluisroberto1971@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: TRUIST BANK OFFICIAL <fbiserviceoffice355@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrluisroberto1971@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 07:55:43 -0700
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?Q0FMTCBPUiBURVhUIElNTUVESUFURUxZICsxIOKAqig0MjMpIDM0My04Njc04oCs?=
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Welcome to Truist Bank California.
Address: 133 Technology Dr, Irvine, CA 92618, United States.
Greetings to you this is Luis Roberto a Bank Official from Truist Bank
I hereby wish to inform you that your Inheritance/Compensation Fund worth $10.8
million dollars is deposited with us here in Truist Bank.
And every necessary documents regarding this fund are all intact.
Firstly as the Legitimate owner of the fund you have to decide
whichever way you'd prefer to receive your fund.
These are the two options,either we get the fund deposited into
an ATM CARD and it’ll be mailed to you at your doorstep so you'd start
making withdrawals immediately or you’ll send us your bank details so
it’d be transferred into your account.
This decision is left to you to make as the Fund's Legitimate owner.
The difference is the cost:
1. BANK TO BANK TRANSFER: would cost $450 dollars and that's the
transfer charge of your fund.
2. ATM CARD: This would cost $275 dollars only and that's for getting
your fund deposited into an ATM CARD and getting it activated and
it'll be be mailed to you so you'd start making withdrawals as soon
you get it.
NOTE: These fees are not deductible from the fund,once it gets paid
you'll receive your fund within 48 hours depending on your decision.
I’ll be waiting for your immediate response.
Phone: +1 ‪(423) 343-8674‬
Email: mrluisroberto1971@gmail.com
Regards
Luis Roberto
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