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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: "www.fbi.gov" <revfathertom011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chrisetim1982@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:33:37 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION
Important Info Regarding Your FUNDS
Hello, to ensure full access to your delivery of your rightful
belonging and gain full access, you must confirm. Your details or your
the package will remain pending until you reconfirm your required
information.
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL:
Trust that your concern is important to us & we will review it on
priority, assuring you best of our services.
It's a stated part of our longstanding mission: "to provide leadership
and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal and
international agencies and partners.
Thank you.
Await to hear back from you soonest.
Yours in Service
Christopher A. Wray
The FBI Assistant Director
www.fbi.gov.
Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI)
Hot-Line: +1 (724) 397 0118
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