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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: "Barr Green Smith" <mrschristywaltons@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sbarrgreen@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 00:36:50 -0600 (CST)
Subject: RE: LAST NOTICE
Attention,
Did you authorize Lee, who presented document of claim purported to have
been signed by you for the release of your part-payment Ready for shipment
to your home ???? he is Claiming the fund while the Beneficiary Still
Valid in your Name. If you did not give any Authorization to Lee kindly
get back to us withing 48hrs and reconfirm the below info as your funds
have arrived New York now
(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Fax Number================
(5)Country====================
(6)City======================
(7)Age/Occupation ==============
Call Dr Adams the shipping agent on his number immediately (202)735-3951
for instructions and delivery of your box before he leaves New York for
Australia,and on no account should he tell him that your box contains
funds because I have already told him that it contains family belongings.
Yours faithfully,
Barr G Smith
London UK
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