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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: "Mr Ali Neang." <neangali1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vk8822920@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:52:57 +0100
Subject: I SEEK FOR YOUR CO-OPERAATION
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Compliment of the season to you and your family.
I know this might come as a surprise to you considering the amount of
junk emails we all receive on a daily basis. I can assure you that I
am not one of them; I would appreciate it if the content of this email
is kept strictly confidential.
I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction
and the current financial situation of the world at the moment.
I am contacting you to receive and share with me an abandoned fund
left in our bank .I was going through the Internet search when I found
your email address. My name is Mr.Ali Neang.
I am proposing that after a successful execution of the business deal,
the funds will be shared in the ratio of 50/50. You will get 50% and I
will be entitled to 50%. You know that I must have done my homework
already before contacting you.
I want to utilize this opportunity and make use of this fund if I
should present your name to the bank to stand as his business
associate/ trustee for the fund to be released to you via Visa card
for easy withdrawals in any VISA ATM machine anywhere in the World.
The bank will also give you international online transfer options.
With these you can transfer the funds without any risk.
Should you be interested in working with me in this project? Please
reply back and let's benefit from this golden opportunity. You are my
first contact. I shall wait a few days and if I do not hear from you,
I shall look for another person.
Thanks and have a nice day,
Mr. Ali Neang.
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