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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: Medipal Holdings Corporation <contact@investmentassociatecol.website>
Reply-To: rept@medipal-holdings.com
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 08:37:43 -0400
Subject: WE ARE IN NEED OF A RELIABLE REP AND PARTNER
Good Day,
Our R&D team shortlisted you via our CRM platform as a possible match
for this position. We are in need of a reputable company/individual
that can act as our company account receivable with
commission/benefits. Your business/profession does not matter, this
will only take a few minutes of your time weekly.
The company's head office is in Japan and we need a company or
individual in Canada or USA to act as the company's account agent.
Please let us know if you are interested so we can send you more details.
Sincerely
HR DEPARTMENT
MEDIPAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION
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