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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- 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.
- ljkum2022@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Linda Luluja" <kumbaniluluja@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:32:32 +0000
Subject: hi
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Greetings my dear,
As am about to send you this mail, my mind told me that you may ignore
this message. Yes you are right if you ignored it but I urge you to
give it a Trier. Although, I have done what my spirit directed me to
do. I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
$16.5MILLION transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from
USA. Presently I am in USA with my family for investment purpose.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget you’re past efforts and attempts to assist
me in despite that it failed us somehow. Now you will need to contact
Mr. Emmanuel Fabiano :Telephone +22870826461 (ljkum2022@gmail.com) I
told him to send you an ATM card load with the sum of ($ 300,000.00)
which I prepared and kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciate your
efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with
(Mr. Emmanuel Fabiano (ljkum2022@gmail.com) and instruct him where to
send you ATM card as soon as possible because it’s yours and I kept it
for you. Let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
our joy and happiness after all the sufferings at that time. In the
moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I
and my new partner are having at hand. Copy the email and compose and
write to him through the mail I placed on this message.
Yours sincerely
Mrs. Linda
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