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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Erin Liza <erinliza1010@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 02:46:06 +0100
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON
Season greetings
I am Mrs. Erin Liza head of admin; European Union, due to
covid-19 disasters, European Union management has come together with
United Nations to make the world a better place by assist some
individuals in their daily needs.
I wish to announce to you that you have been awarded with USD$1.5M.
You are advised to contact Mrs. Nahed, president of the
National Standard Bank, direct Email is
( imwzk4lggnxwf3i@jetable.org ) .
for your claim. I am sorry if you are receiving this message in your
spam/bulk folder. The network is a bit small today and also sorry for
the medium of communication
Send her your details such as
1. Full Name
2. Home of office address
3. Tele Number
Take care and God bless you
Merry Christmas in advance
Mrs. Erin Liza
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