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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: Teresa Pereda <eco.bankwesternuunionunit02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: teresapereda01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:14:07 +0200
Subject: Get back to me, my beloved
I am Mrs. Teresa Pereda, 60 years old and a widow. I was married to
the late Gregory Pereda, who worked with Shell for twenty-six years
before he died in 2009 after a short illness that lasted only five
days. When my late husband was alive, he put $5 million in the bank.
After my health (Bronchogenic Carcinoma), my doctor told me that I
cannot live longer than required due to my health condition. I look
forward to seeing you someone who can use this money in charity work.
More details will be communicated to you after your reply.
God bless you
Mrs. Teresa Pereda.
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