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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: Miss Noleta Voss <choi.chris@blueyonder.co.uk>
Reply-To: vossnoleta@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:25:36 +0200
Subject: WG: NEED FOR YOUR YOURS ATTENTION
Hello very Expensively
Sorry in this way to contact you am, because we did not know each
other(were not self-aware), I have just perceived your profile and I said
to myself that you are the person whom I need.
In brief, I am called SONIA BRITSCH, Of French origin and I lived in
Canada. I suffer from a grave disease and I would like to make you a
proposal which will can you interested. It is about a gift(donation) of a
sum of 450.000 euros Of whom(which) Please answer me on my e-mail address
deprived to know more about it. E-e-mail: sonia.britsch@outlook.com
Contact me by e-mail svp I hope to have an answer of you immediately
possible.
Thank you
Madam SONIA BITSCH
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