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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: "Patricia" <subscriptions@agilebio.com>
Reply-To: h.patricia@zoho.com
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 00:19:06 -0700
Subject: I have a business proposal for you
Hello Dear!
My name is Mrs. Patricia Hernandez, I work in ING Bank UAE as an account au=
ditor. I have a business offer of US$5.8 Million that will profit both of u=
s, but first I want to know if I can trust you. It is 100% safe but I canno=
t do it alone, so am contacting you have the required value need. You can w=
rite me back on my private email for more explanation via: h.patricia@zoho.=
com
B. regards
Patricia.
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ntended recipient(s) please note that any distribution, copying or use of t=
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ave received this communication in error please notify us by email: support=
@agilebio.com
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