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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: Sister Grace Alain <sister.71grace@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sister.200grace@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 21:19:08 +0200
Subject: Re: Project From Mrs Grace Alain
My Greetings.to you
Remain bless and respond to me as a Good Child of god my good one this
is my message to you today May God bless you because god dareth me to
you so my donation offer is for you to Help a charitable work in your
country you respond;for more details on this fund.? Please I need a
good clarifications Update me immediately"
have you received my donation offer We i Donat in you neme to support
god Evangelisn in you country these sum of ($7.8Million Dollar ) from
my bank? because a have inform the bank Director about you OK
So Reply back urgently so that i can have rest of mind.my good one god
love you and me
From Mrs Grace Alain
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