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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.
- 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.
- mrs.jillbeden@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Jill Biden. First Lady" <jerryandsons7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.jillbeden@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 02:54:15 -0700
Subject:
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I'm Mrs Jill Biden, and am writing to you in respect to your fund
worth sum of $7.500,000 million which has been under our custody for a
long time as no news has been heard from you. You are hereby informed
that Mr.James L. Larry has lay claim on the fund as it is very
important you respond to this mail immediately and failure to do so,
the fund will be handed over to Mr. James L. Larry.
You are advised to reply to this mail immediately with the delivery
charges to claim your fund and also providing this below
information's.
Name
Current address
Nearest airport
I.D copy
Your age
Your text number
Your Occupation
NOTE: You have 48 hours to comply to this mail as you can easily get
in with us via the below information's:
Email: (mrs.jillbeden@gmail.com)
Thanks,
Mrs. Jill Biden.
First Lady
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