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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "million us 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)
- 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.
- ibrahimhamisu678@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: ui7248579 <ui7248579@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimhamisu678@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:59:52 -0700
Subject: IS GOOD TO BE GOOD
Hello my Dear.
This is to inform you that after our meeting in Belgium with all
africa minister of finance which was held on 29th Jenuary 2023 in
belgium we all agreed that there will be no compensation or any
winning funds transfer to
the owner from african bank, we have
suspend them for the moment because the complains we are having in a day is much
due to the complain of scammers that comes from africa
Now we the united nation board decided to provide bank from European
continent that can be able to handle every international winning funds
to the owner to avoid the complains of the africa internet scammers,
we have concluded to make the choice from spainish international bank
to help, which we have finalize everything today.
so you have to contact mr Hamisu Ibrahim in Benin Republic to send you
the spainish bank information where your total fund of $3.5 million US
dollars is now,to enable them make the successful transfer of your
fund to your account without any Further delays. this is his email
ibrahimhamisu678@gmail.com contact him now and ask him to send you
the spainish bank information to enable them proceed with the transfer
of your funds as soon as you contact them.
Please get back to me as soon as your fund is being deposited into your account.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Iruoma Anthony.
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