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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:
- "million 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.
- onlinebanking167@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: online bank <ns-order2@castle-e.com>
Reply-To: onlinebanking167@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 01:08:50 -0800
Subject: attention
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Greetings Dear,
Am here to delivered your bank wallet login and password to you, This is
your bank login and password!
We have sent your bank login where you will monitor your fund. So that
you will be able to make use of it. Here is the login details of the
Account. Click on,
http://Uketvips.com
Here the login details.
Username:Name: suny1647
Password : su6682
The money in the account belongs to you and you need to withdraw your
money out of the account immediately.
If there’s anything else you want to know let me know by contacting me
back once you login in to your online account and contact me back
once you login to your online account available balance on the
account is $2486141.25 Million Dollars Am the banking manager that
is in charge of your funds transaction our Bank our Bank have
successful open online banking account for you so that you can
withdraw the funds into your local Bank account once you login
by link https://Uketvips.com enter the username Suny1647 and
password su6682 check the available balance and start withdrawal
the funds into your local Bank contact the account manager for more
information onlinebanking167@gmail.com
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