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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.
- jh5511387@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: James Henderson <mariellaflorentinewxt91@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jh5511387@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 15:01:45 +0100
Subject: Attention
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Hello Dear Beneficiary Winner You're Welcome Here In Supreme Court Of
Justice Washington DC USA. Please Your Attention Is Needed To Receive
Your $2.5Billions United States Dollars.
My Name Is Roberts Jr. John Gloves, The Chief Justice Supreme Court Of
United States Of America, Please I Contacted You Today To Release Your
Available $2.5Billions United States Dollars which you did not receive
since your dealing with too many people's online okay.
Please My Dear Beneficiary The Government of USA and Fema Organization
as a compensation for the lost brought by the virus covid-19, and scam
lost so many private Organization came together to being out this
funds to the lucky winnings for individuals and Companies to bounce
back to their respective businesses because many lost a lot of thing
across the worlds due to the virus covid- 19 and you are one of the
winners attached here in my office, so that is why I contacted you
today to deliver or transfer the sum of $2.5Billions US Dollars
straight to you bank account or to you cash okay, So please reconfirm
me your full home address or your bank account details so that I'll
really know where to deliver or transfer you the sum of $2.5Billions
dollars before avoid wrong transaction okay.
Here is the require information that needed from you to receive your
$2.5Billions dollars from me only.
A...Your full Name..............
B...Your home address.......
C... Your Country & Your city..................
D...Your nearest airport.......
E... Your phone number both your WhatsApp number......
F...Your international passport/or drivers license /or state I.D
Please you can also contact the accountant with this email below to
confirm am real
jh5511387@gmail.com
Congratulations To You Dear Beneficiary
Yours in Service USA Governments
Best Regards Chief Judge Roberts Jr John Gloves.
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