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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: =?UTF-8?B?2KfZvtmG25Ig2YXZiNio2KfYptmEINqp2Ygg2KfbjCDZhduM2YQg2qnYsduM2ro=?= <content.enquire03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lca.associate@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:45:50 +0100
Subject: Assistance:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--
Sir
Accept my email as a rare privilege as I am
contacting you for a very profitable business transaction involving
the sum of 18.2 million Euros for which I need your sincere
partnership. I am a banker with a private financial institution in
Europe and I shall disclose the details of this plan when I hear from
you indicating your interest. This is no fluke. It is for real and I
can provide relevant evidence. Contact me for further details please.
G.M. Sedaminou.
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