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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.
- sherried500@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Charlie David Lesieur <rahmatuabdullahi238@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sherried500@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 13:30:00 +0100
Subject: Attention Please ....
Top Chrone Delivery Company
Address: 2450 LOUISIANA ST
HOUSTON, TX 77006 United States
Attention Dear Beneficiary:
This is Global Express International Delivery Company of United States, We wish
to officially inform you that we received a package containing an ATM
CARD with your name valued $6.800,000,00 Six Million Eight Hundred
Thousand USD to be delivered to your residential address.. It was
brought to our notice yesterday morning from the International
Monetary Fund Department (IMF). Kindly reconfirm the below information
properly to avoid any mistakes during delivery.
* Your Full Names:________________________
* Your Country: ___________________________
* Home Address:_____________________
* Direct Phone Number:________________________
* Occupation:_______________________
* Marital Status:________________________
* Age:________________________
Copy Of ID CARD:________________________
BELOW IS THE CONTACT AGENT INFORMATION'S:
Contact Person Mr. Charlie David Lesieur
Email: sherried500@gmail.com
We will register your package and send you the tracking number for
safety delivery of your package as soon as you reconfirm the required
information needed for safety delivery of your ATM Card to your
residential address.
I will be looking forward to hearing from you within 48hours.
Yours affectionately.
Mr. Charlie David Lesieur
Dispatch Manager
Top Chrone Express Delivery
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