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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- pastorsamma02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Yamat <good12mm111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yamaty0123@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:41:58 +0000
Subject: COVID19
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Due to the ongoing situation regarding COVID19 pandemic all over the
world .My name is yamatty am the wife of late Mr. SIBAYA who died
last year December for complication of the Covid 19 virus. I feel bad
for death of my late Husband that is why i donate this fund to you so
that you will use this money to help people that has this virus and
also to help poor family in your community that lost their love ones
during this COVID19 pandemic
Is truth we do not know each other but am donate $500,000 Us dollar
for you to use this fund to help those family that lost their love
ones during this period of COVID19 pandemic in your community
Now contact my Pastor ,his name is Pastor Samma Williams email address
pastorsamma02@gmail.com , ask him to send you the total of $500.000.00
(Five hundred thousand USD) ATM CARD which I kept for your Charity
work in your community , so feel free and get in touched with my
Pastor Samma Williams and instruct him where to send the ATM CARD to
you.
Now get in touch with him ( Pastor Samma Williams )and he will send
the ATM to you immediately. I will not be able to check my email again
because i will be busy
Yours Faithfully,
Yamatty
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