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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: Working TOOLS <toolchannelz@gmail.com>
Reply-To: toolsray@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 01:56:26 -0700
Subject: BLAST Your FORMAT on % with me EMAILS/SMTP/WEBMAILS/PAID
DATING/ALIBABA LOGINS available..!!
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Contact me on my WHATSSAP NO : +17162411027
I am your Nigerian Broda based here in Romania majorly on global cyber
assault.I work under cyber criminal hackers for many years without
making good cash because when they get small money they are fine with
it. Me I be 9ja......LOL
I can be working for you BOMBING Your FORMAT on PERCENTAGE provided
you can buy the EMAILS.
I want to make GOOD money too.
I am a software programmer and i host a lot of servers such as:
REMOTE DESKTOPS/ CPANEL/ WEBMAILS / PHP MAILER / SHELL / SCAMPAGES/
FTP ACCOUNTS / SSH LOGINS / INBOX SMTP / EMAIL LOUNGE by Countries/
PERSONAL LEADS/LOAN NGOS / FULL DATABASE OF EMAIL AND PASSWORD /IP
ROUTE WITH THEIR FULL NAMES.
ALIBABA LOGINS/ PAID DATING SITES..Male & Female PROFILE...with VPN
to login not to block you fast.
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