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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:
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: Eds Finins <eds.fininstitut29@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mathurindecalo@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:19:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INQUIRY
I am contacting you in rest of the idea you have in animal and farming and i will like to invest into it if you are interested i will be the sponsor and you can buy enough land, car, lorry and tractors.
If you have any experience of this things i mentioned please contact me or inform me or if you want me to lend the investment money to you and you will be paying me yearly then it is left for you and am intending to invest 10 million euro.
Thanks and waiting for your responds.
EDS.
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