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fighting spam and scams on the Internet
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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: Chris Palm <mrabdulmutalib@gmail.com>
Reply-To: palmchris269@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:07:28 +0100
Subject: Attn
Hi,
First of all thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to
read and consider this letter; we're investment Company based in U.S.A
and active in the Gulf region especially in Europe.
Are you looking for the workable finance or the financial freedom to
expand and grow your business and company?
For all types of companies - from small and medium enterprises to
large corporate firms, we will assist you so that your company gets
the right type of finance required for your business needs at lower
interest rates as well as fast approvals to help you act fast on new
opportunities and to meet immediate needs.
Look forward to your timely response.
Best regards,
Chris Palm.
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