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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: " Attention" <maijiddamuhammadaminu0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: agentdepartment@aol.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:51:57 +0100
Subject: This is One World International Delivery Company
Dear Customer
This is One World International Delivery Company, we wish to officially inform you that we received an ATM card parcel valued ( $15 Million United State Dollars) to be delivered to your residential address in your country.
This parcel was brought to our notice this morning from an agent of International monetary fund and(IMF), kindly reconfirm the below information's properly to avoid any form of mistake during delivery of your International ATM card parcel to a wrong hand.
1. YOUR FULL NAMES:
2. Delivery Address:
3. CELL NUMBERS:
4. AGE:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. COUNTRY:
10.NEAREST AIRPORT:
11. COPY OF UR PASSPORT OR ID.
Therefore you are warned to stop any further communication with anybody concerning your inheritance fund.
We will register your parcel and send you the tracking number for safety delivery of your parcel as soon as you reconfirm the required information for safety delivery to your residential address in your Country.
One world is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information's. In the past 36 years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies as one world that’s bigger, stronger, better than ever.
Yours affectionately.
Mr Stephan Joerg
Dispatch Manager
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