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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: "MRS PRESIDENT TALON " <best@trust.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MRS PRESIDENT TALON " <mrpresidenttalon52@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 10:40:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary Direct Memo from Mrs. President,
Good day!
My Name is Mrs.Claudine Patrice Talon, Wife of Benin Republic President. I am writing to let you know that since my husband
Mr president talon handed this fund over to me to handle that I didn't hear from you, so what's exactly is going on with you Why do you refuse to send the needed delivery charge and why do you sent Mr James to pay and have your fund.
do you want the origin to let Mr James pay the fee tomorrow morning as you refuse to send the fee needed , I just want to know the reason why you want to abandon this such amount of fund worth sum of $18.5m because of the delivery fee . note that
if I did not hear back from you I will informed the origin of your fund to let Mr James to pay the fee immediately because he is ready to pay the fee right now and receive this such fund of yours
Here is phone contact 315) 503 9114 text me with your address and your name
Mrs Claudine Gbènagnon
Wife of Benin Republic President
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