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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- handsonrichardson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: UNITED NATIONS DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE <commissionermikeibe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info@ricardollp.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 05:39:04 -0700
Subject: TAKE NOTE IF YOU DO NOT UPDATE RICHARDSON HANDSON THE CASH DELIVERY
WILL HOLD WHATS APP NUMBER +306941514757 COPY TO handsonrichardson@yahoo.com
IF YOU ARE FROM CANADA ADD ME ON WHATS APP
*Attention,Beneficiary,Dear Sir,Please promise me that you are not going
to show anybody the Video ofthe packaging of the money which the President
of Cote Divoire and thePrime minister with some top government officials
have alreadyarranged to export the money to Overseas country and i included
yourname and payment to arranged it as if you are one of the
formerAmbassadors that served in our country.Give me your WhatsApp number
so that i can forward the video to you.I am the director of Foreign
payment/delivery agent to the presidentand their cabinet that will deliver
your money to youraddress in your country.I will give you the airway bill
number and theflight arrangementfrom Abidjan to your country, so that you
will wait for me on arrival soreconfirm youraddress and direct telephone
numbers.The amount of $45.5million will be delivered to your address
through aspecial arrangement by the diplomatic courier.Please keep this
information highly confidential until i arrive to youto avoid leakage and
if you are not the rightful beneficiary of themessage kindly delete the
message to avoid putting me in trouble inCote Divoire and the red cross.I
am waiting for your urgent response.ThanksYours TrulyManuel
Ndiako+2250565845264MAKE SURE YOU COPY TO Dr Richardson Handson VERY
IMPORTANT CONTACT THE WITH THIS
CODE-----9890---DDEEE---U--F--E--0001__________________________TAKE NOTE IF
YOU DO NOT UPDATE RICHARDSON HANDSON THE CASH DELIVERY WILL HOLD WHATS APP
NUMBER +306941514757COPY TO handsonrichardson@yahoo.com
<handsonrichardson@yahoo.com>IF YOU ARE FROM CANADA ADD ME ON WHATS APP*
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