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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: Gloria Szilginer <tiinkejp@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Gloria Szilginer <gloria.szilginer@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 19:27:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Paz a vosotros
Querido amigo,
Saludos a Usted y lo siento si este mensaje llegó a usted como una sorpresa. Mi nombre es Sra. Gloria Szilginer una viuda, me encontré con su dirección de correo electrónico a través de Internet los datos de mi marido (fallecido Sr. Fernández Szilginer).
Actualmente estoy admitido en el hospital sufriendo de cáncer. Tengo algunos fondos en el banco que heredé de mi difunto esposo, el importe de 6.000.000 millones de euros. Me gustaría saber si puedo confiar en ti para utilizar estos fondos para la caridad / orfanato y un 20% será para usted como compensación. Por favor ponte en contacto conmigo para que yo te daré más detalles.
Suyo en el Señor,
Señora Gloria Szilginer
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