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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: "Jane Abraham" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wutzjane@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 00:28:53 +1300
Subject: Please Listen !
Complements sir,
Please this is not a scam/hoax email. Feel free and relaxed for it is 100% genuine. This is a deal and it's important to me and my entire family.If you love humanity help me . I have a secret fund of $14,386,000.00 USD belonging to One Late Mr. Bruce from Nevada U.S.A . This deposit was made since 1998 which is over 20 years now.Provide your account for this funds transfer,since I am a branch bank manger we can fix this out without any trace and trouble.
We shall share the funds 50/50% after the fund transfer to your account within 5 working days.
Send me your complete name, address and Phone number.
Yours sincerely
Mrs. Jane Abraham .
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