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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: CATHOLIC CHARITIES ORGANIZATION <jerzy.a.kotarski@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: catholiccharitiesorganization2@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:29:16 +0800
Subject: CATHOLIC CHARITIES ORGANIZATION
Hello Dearest Beloved,
The Catholic Charities Organization is seeking for a trusted representative from Canada and United States of America who is willing to assist this organization by receiving donations from caring sponsors and organization who are support this good work of God in the American Region; someone whom our Sponsors will send their donations to and he or she will be in charge of sending this donations to us in Malaysia to enable this program and support of the less privilege work effectively. This fund is to save the less privilege children who die of hunger everyday in Asia and help them to live a normal life like others do. If you are interested you will have 10% of every funds you send to us, all we need from you is to be faithful and trust worthy as a Christian or non-Christians who will like to help the less privileged to carry out this assignment with a good heart.
Information Needed Below:
Full Name:
Contact Address:
Contact Phone number:
Occupation:
Others:
Get back to us if you are interested as God bless you mightily.
Best Regards,
Rev. George Brown
You may email us via
The Catholic Charities Organization
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