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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:
- "million dollars" (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.
- larryatukwaa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Larry Atukwa" <moneygeamoffice123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: larryatukwaa@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:04:45 -0800
Subject: Your email address has been found in our Computer Central System
among the list of unpaid ($1.2 million dollars) outstanding payment
Attention:Beneficiary
Your email address has been found in our Computer Central System among
the list of unpaid ($1.2 million dollars) outstanding payment.
Thereby the government has directed an initial expense payment of
outstanding payment of ($1.2 million dollars) to 13 recipients, and
you are among the recipients to receive the expense payment of ($1.2
million dollars) scheduled to be paid between 6th of January 2022 to
28th of February 2022.
Payments are to be effected through any of these means below:
1.Master Card/Visa Card
2.Bank to Bank online transfer
Failure to indicate a receipt of this email within 72hrs will be
perceived as non acceptance of the offer and will result in your email
address been omitted from the list and your payment issued to another
recipient. Email me at (larryatukwaa@gmail.com) immediately you get
this message for the follow up direction.
Mr. Larry Atukwa
Restoration Officer
Email: (larryatukwaa@gmail.com)
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