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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "moneygram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
- 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.
- postoficebn1@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Correios <correo@protege.cll>
Reply-To: <postoficebn1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:07:56 -0700
Subject: Notificação de entrega dos correios
Correios - Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.
Endere?o: 55 Zongo Nkume Route Ouagadougou.
T?:(+226 78 24 06 50
Telex:(+226 78 24 06 50
Hola
Re: Correios -Ouagadougou Burkina Faso com urg?ncia para evitar a expira??o.
Do correio regular Burkina Faso. Informamos que existe neste balc?o um Cart?o Multibanco depositado por uma organiza??o privada a 30 de mar?o de 2023
Seu endere?o de e-mail foi anexado a ele e ser? enviado a voc?. Esperamos que voc? entre em contato conosco para obter o seu Cart?o Multibanco conforme, que cont?m a quantia de $ 800.000 em d?lares dos Estados Unidos e alguns documentos vitais. Por favor, volte a este escrit?rio (Correio Regular de Burkina Faso) para evitar problemas fraudulentos relacionados a este servi?o.
Voc? deve confirmar e nos fornecer seu endere?o postal abaixo aqui postoficebn1@gmail.com .
Seu nome completo..........
seu pa?s............
seu endere?o postal.....
Seu telefone direto........
Nota: voc? deve pagar a taxa de selo de $ 65 usd. aconselhamos que voc? envie a taxa de selo de imposto atrav?s da Western Union ou MoneyGram para o correio com o nome abaixo e encaminhe as informa??es de pagamento para carimbo imediato de seu pacote.
Nome do destinat?rio...... Peter Charles
Pa?s..............Burkina Faso
Cidade ............ Ouagadougou
Pergunta................ Verde
Resposta..... Cor
Valor... $65 usd
Esteja ciente de que os US $ 65 s?o obrigat?rios para o imposto de selo, porque ? apenas o dinheiro que voc? pagar? antes de receber sua encomenda.
Nota: que cada reclama??o tem um prazo de vencimento de quatorze dias ?teis, ent?o voc? tem isso com muita urg?ncia para evitar a expira??o.
Obrigado
Atenciosamente
Pessoa de contato
Peter Charles
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