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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: "Ting Sun" <test@radreisencheck.de>
Reply-To: tingsun104@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2017 15:36:58 +0430
Subject: REPLY
Complement of the day, Although you might be apprehensive about my email as=
we have not met before My name is Mr. Ting Sun I work with the Hang Seng B=
ank.I have a business proposal in the tune of Twenty-Eight Million Five Hun=
dred Thousand United States Dollars to be transferred to an offshore accoun=
t with your assistance. Once the funds have been transferred to your nomina=
ted bank account we shall then share in the ratio of 50% for me, 50% for yo=
u. Should you be interested Please treat this business with utmost Confiden=
tiality. Finally after that I shall provide you with more details. Kind Reg=
ards, Mr. Ting Sun
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