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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- rwahl32@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Richard Wahl"<mmutan@pmo.pna.ps>
Reply-To: rwahl32@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:57:02 -0700
Subject: Re:Donation Of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
I'm Richard Wahl, and I claimed the winning ticket for the sum of $533 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot. Out of my $533,000,000.00 million Powerball jackpot, I decided to give away $800,000,000 each to 100 lucky person's of which your email was randomly picked.
I recently moved to New Jersey from Michigan and has only played the lottery a few times before winning the $533 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot. Link/proof : https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=tne02ExNDrw
Congratulations! once more
Provide your details as follows to enable us forward to our lawyer to register you before providing you the payout bank to pay you.
Full Name:
Address:
Date Of Birth:
Sex:
Phone Number:
Country:
State:
Thanks
Mr. Richard Wahl
rwahl32@yahoo.com
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