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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: INTERNATIONAL MONETATRY FUND <dhlcourieservices@yahoo.com>
Reply-To:
INTERNATIONAL MONETATRY FUND <western_unionremmitance2008@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:15:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: We finally concluded to effect your payment of 2.5million Via
western union office Republic Du Benin.We presently send your first payment
of $5000 this morning from our office, so you are requested to contact us
now with your full name,country,city,and phone number, and also contact us
via email:(western_unionremmitance2008@outlook.com) we or call us @
+22998982294 so we can do the normal procedure on your first $5000 payment
which is to activate your payment file to enable you pickup your money at
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