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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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ceciliasunset480@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: " Mr. David Werfel" <chelovek@gcn.ua>
Reply-To: ceciliasunset480@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:29:01 +0100
Subject: Congratulation!!!
Congratulation!!!
This is to inform you that the head quarters offices are here to
Announce that your name and email was found among of the lucky winners
of late overdue payment which you suppose to receive for a very long
time due to force control promises
Your instructed to contact Mrs. Cecilia Sunset who is responsible to
take care of all outstanding payments and your name and email is among
of the lucky winners so congratulation one more time,
The announcement was made earlier this morning and the compensation
prize is ($970,000USD only) so you’re now advice to contact Mrs. Cecilia
Sunset so she will inform you how to receive your compensation prize and
it Will expire on october 17, 2019.
And for your information do not release your ticket number to anyone
untill you ask for it by Mrs. Mrs. Cecilia Sunset who is in charge of
all outstanding payments,
Ticket number (018abd2)
Approval Code (911804)
So you’re instructed to contact Mrs. Cecilia Sunset who is in-charge of
this transaction before the announcement reach the expiring limit which
clock on July 17 2019,
Sorry if you may receive this message in your spam due to the poor
network failure.Sorry if you may receive this message in your spam due
to the poor network failure.
Office In-charge Mrs. Cecilia Sunset
E-mail: ceciliasunset480@gmail.com
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