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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: "Adela M. Cespedes" <bangaliaminata2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adela1003@zoho.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 06:25:57 -0800
Subject: GREETINGS FROM SPAIN
Hello,
My name is Adela Martinez Cespedes and I am writing you from Spain.I have
some money deposited in a bank here in Spain that I want to transfer
oversea for investment purpose and I am looking for a partner and trustee
to provide an oversea bank account to transfer the money.
The total amount is 6 million EUR and I inherited the money from my late
husband. The government has approved the release of the amount and wish to
transfer the money out of Spain. I have been in trauma since the death of
my husband and I have made up my mind to relocate to another country where
the thought of my late husband will gradually disappear from my mind.
If you are interested, please let me know and I will give you the full
details..
Thank You,
Mrs. Adela M. Cespedes
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