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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.
- 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.
- charleswscharf73@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "MR. CHARLES W. SCHAF" <clerk@avtechservices.ca>
Reply-To: charleswscharf73@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 01:18:50 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION FUNDS BENEFICIARY
WELLS FARGO BANK
444 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW,WASHINGTON,DC 20001,USA.
ATTENTION FUNDS BENEFICIARY
GREETINGS FROM THE WELLS FARGO BANK . I HAVE A VITAL INFORMATION WHICH
NEEDS TO BE ATTENDED IMMEDIATELY. DID YOU AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PICK UP
YOUR INHERITANCE FUND FROM OUR BRANCH IN CLEVELAND CALDWELL IDAHO ?
ONE MR. ANDREW COX CAME TO OUR OFFICE IN RESPECT OF YOUR $18.5
MILLIONS DOLLARS WHICH HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH US FOR PAST 2 YEAR NOW
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT . HE
SAID THAT YOU AUTHORIZED HIM TO PICK UP THE FUNDS.
THIS FUND HAS BEEN IN OUR CUSTODY FOR POST TWO YEARS NOW AND WE HAVE
BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO CONTACT US BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHY IS
HINDERING YOU FROM REACHING US SINCE . SO WE DECIDED TO WRITE TO YOU
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE FINE AND AWARE OF THE COMPENSATION FUND OF
$18.5 MILLIONS DOLLARS IN OUR BRANCH OFFICE IN CALDWELL IDAHO. WE WANT
YOU TO GET BACK TO US WITH FOLLOWING DETAILS :
FULL NAME.............
AGE.............
ADDRESS...............
PHONE NUMBER.............
YOUR COUNTRY............
YOUR OCCUPATION............
YOUR IDENTITY CARD.........
THIS ABOVE LISTED DETAILS ARE NEEDED AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IF YOU DIDN'T
AUTHORIZE ANYONE PICK UP YOUR FUNDS FROM OUR BRANCH IN IDAHO.
THANK YOU
REGARDING
MR. CHARLES W.SCHAF
CONTACT ME WITH EMAIL charleswscharf73@gmail.com
THE CEO OF WELLS FARGO
PHONE NUMBER +1 (678) 249-9985
TEXT OR CALL
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