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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "fsllp@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "fsllp@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Petropoulos, Nikoletta" <Nikoletta.Petropoulos@tdsb.on.ca>
Reply-To: "fsllp@yandex.com" <fsllp@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:05:16 +0000
Subject: Wir bieten Kredite... Kontaktieren Sie uns noch heute (We Offer Out
Loans...Contact Us Today)
Wir geben Kredite mit niedrigen Zinssatz von 2 %
Persönliche oder geschäftliche Darlehen Angebot
Wir bieten Darlehen von 10.000 bis 20.000.000 Euro
E-Mail an uns auf fsllp@yandex.com für weitere Informationen
Antworten Sie in Englisch, wenn Sie lesen und in englischer Sprache schreiben
We Give out Loans with low rate of 2%
Personal or Business Loan Offer
We Offer loans from 10,000 to 20,000,000 Euro
E-mail us on fsllp@yandex.com for more information
Reply in English If you Can read and write in English
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