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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: "Abey Wilton" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wiltonabey@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:16:03 +0100
Subject: Re: Hello
Hi,
My name is Abey Wilton, I head the Accounts Department of L. F. H. London, United Kingdom. I am also in charge of the Audit and Financial Records Unit of the above establishment.
I urgently need someone who can work with me to carry out a proposal that will be of financial benefit to the both of us and I believe you are well placed to partner with me. I assure you that everything will work out well with me on this other side doing my own part of it.
Kindly write back to me if you are interested and want more details on how we can proceed.
Abey Wilton
L. F. H. London, UK.
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