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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- evelyni.curry@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs I.Curry" <noreply@I.Curry.com>
Reply-To: EvelynI.Curry@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:52:49 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary
Reply To My Private Email:EvelynI.Curry@hotmail.com I am Evelyn I. Curry re=
sident of Stone Mountain, Georgia USA, the winner of $120 million Mega Mill=
ions jackpot and I have decided to donate $650,000 USD to you. You were amo=
ng the selected beneficiaries for the donation. I am doing this not to be f=
amous, as a matter of fact; I am currently in my mother's home town as a hi=
de out on the cause of getting out of the sight of the public for some reas=
ons. Please read more of my winning story and the reason why I am hiding fr=
om the public in this news link below and get back to me with your Full Nam=
e: Address: Country: Direct Phone No: Occupation: Age: So we can issue your=
check and send to you: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ira-curry-bronx=
-born-mega-millions-winner-hiding-article-1.1553279 Sincerely Your's, Evely=
n I. Curry.
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