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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
- 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.
- agentdelivery594@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: SkyMax Express <jannyempyre106@gmail.com>
Reply-To: agentdelivery594@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:57:42 -0700
Subject: Attn.
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We have finally succeeded in getting your package worthy of $7.5Million out
of delivery your consignment with the help of Dr Jeremiah Don Attorney
General of Federal High Court of Justice.
So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent
Mr. Benjamin Patrick of your package and every Documents guiding your delivery
is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm your full delivery
details to the Agent right now as he is currently at
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in USA with your
package, he called me to inform me that he misplaced your delivery
address which he has.
reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat so as to have
easy conversation with him and to enable you give him full direction
to get your
package delivered to you and hand you over your package safe and sound,
You are advice to be very fast as the Agent Mr. Benjamin Patrick
has no time to waste due to his flight ticket, So the Information you are
Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.
Full Name
Mobile Phone Number
Home Address
Age
Nearest Airport
Copy of Your ID for Identification.
Email: agentdelivery594@gmail.com
Name- Agent. . Mr. Benjamin Patrick
Yours Faithfully
Mr Mandes Wood
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