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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Barr. Jose Pedro Perez-Llorca" <info@email.wokom.ga>
Reply-To: josepedroperezllorca01@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:14:24 +0200
Subject: Mutual Business Establishment
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My name is Barr. Jose Pedro Perez-Llorca , a legal practitioner in
Madrid Spain. I have a business proposal which i believe that will be a
very good opportunity for both of us so I decided to contact you on this
business opportunity here in Spain.
I have informations about an abandoned funds here in Spain and i will
like you to contact me immediately to enable us discuss in details on
how to move the funds out of Spain immediately through your assistance.
I will provide all the necessary informations to enable the bank release
and transfer the funds to your bank account.
Regards,
Barr. Jose Pedro Perez-Llorca
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