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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- 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.
- debtconversiondepartment@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Alh. Garba M. Danladim" <check@hisahisa.org>
Reply-To: debtconversiondepartment@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 13:17:00 -0600
Subject: We look forward to your reply
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From the desk of
Foreign account signatory
Senate committee on foreign debt
Annex Office Zurich Switzerland.
Dear Beneficiary,
My name is Alh. Garba M. Danladim the Foreign Account Signatory, Senate
committee on foreign debt
Annex Office Zurich Switzerland. I and my team are current in
Switzerland for supervision of beneficiaries pending payment to
ascertain seamless resolution to all foreign beneficiaries pending
payment on behalf of the the authorities involved.
We have been directed by the Authorities from the American Logistics
Department the PARIS CLUB the IMF and other strategic Financial
controllers to take over all the payments being owe to the foreign
creditors and to make sure every claimant receives his or her fund
without any prejudice.
We have been mandated to make sure that no party feels bad during the
exercise and we have made our intentions known to the authorities that
we will carry out the duty diligently to the best of our Knowledge
You are to reconfirm your details and your country of fund Origin to us
and please be rest assured that your payment will come through in no
time, For further information and directives, kindly get back to us at
(debtconversiondepartment@gmail.com).
PLEASE ALL BENEFICIARIES THAT DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH SHOULD ALWAYS USE
GOOGLE TRANSLATE TO WRITE TO US IT IS IMPORTANT.
Alh. Garba M. Danladim.
Foreign Account Signatory.
Senate committee on foreign debt
Annex Office Zurich Switzerland.
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