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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 courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- 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.
- caixabank224@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: CAIXABANK <cliffordw852@gmail.com>
Reply-To: caixabank224@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 18:18:26 +0100
Subject: Hello
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You have been listed as one of the lucky recipients to receive eight
hundred, fifty thousand US dollars ($ 850,000,00) launched by the
United Nations.
Foreign remittance department organizations in the US have been
authorized by the UN to release this fund to all lucky recipients
across the globe.
The payment will be issued into an ATM visa card and sent to all
listed lucky beneficiaries via caixabank in Spain through a diplomatic
courier service company close to the beneficiary country.
This is the required information caixabank management needs from the
beneficiary.
1. Your full name:
2. Home address:
3. City:
4. Country:
5. Sex:
6. Passport / ID card/ Drivers licence
7.Phone number:
Contact our email id: ( caixabank224@gmail.com ) for your payment
Sign by
Caixabank management board of directors.
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