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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: Saczek Lukasz <abdulahigana01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: saczek_lukasz@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 20:58:30 +1000
Subject: FROM SGT. SACZEK LUKASZ
This is Sgt.Saczek Lukasz working under united States Of America Anti
Terrorist Troop,we are the group that fighting against terrorism in
the world globally through the order of American Government.
However i know that this will sound somehow to you due to the
corruption in the society today,but it will not stop good businesses
connections in the world globally not to exist,no matter how bad the
society or the world is today business connections worldwide is still
existing.
My dear Good friend i am using this opportunity that i have as an
American soldier to get in contact with you because i want us to be
engaged in a good business together with good understanding and
co-operations as humans; please let me highlight you to this business
which i found out in Afghanistan where we are camping because of
terrorist group attacks on people and their properties.I have valuable
boxes,I want to ship out of Afghanistan for safekeeping.
I need your help to secure these boxes. Can you help me? If you can,
there are benefits.More details when I hear from you. If you cannot
please delete this mail.
Thanks
Yours Sincerely
Sgt.Saczek Lukasz
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