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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Jerry aponsah <aponsah105@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.jerryaponsah2020@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:15:00 -0700
Subject: Good Day
Hello.
I got your email on google search today,My name is Mr.Jerry Aponsah, I
pray this letter meets you in good health,I seek your partnership in a
confidential funds transaction.
My goal is to send the total sum of $10 million USD cash to you and
the funds has been deposited with a Security and Storage vault company
here in Accra Ghana. I therefore seek your sincere and urgent
partnership and cooperation to move the funds out of the security firm
as soon as possible.
Please if you are interested to handle this deal we can start all
arrangements, And I will Give you more information on how We would
handle This project. Please treat this business with Utmost
Confidentiality.
If you accept to work with me I will appreciate urgent respond.
Thank you.
With Regards
Mr.Jerry Aponsah.
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