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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:
- "barrister" (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.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Timothy Joshua" <boadgroup1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: timothyjoshua701@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 05:52:18 -0700
Subject: Good Day?
Hello dear how are you doing today please Can we do business together
a profitable business that you and I will make a good money for it if
you're interested in it and i will explain it all to you and how we
will go about it.
If you have an empty online account or empty credit card or any empty
money card I can load money in it and you will cash it out and you
take 40percent and send 60percent to me My late client has a deposit
($ 18.5 MILLION) Eighteen Million And Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)
left behind, I contacted you so that I can present you as my final
client of relatives, so the money can be transferred to your account,
and so We will share together.
Best Regard's
Barrister Mr. Timothy Joshua
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