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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: LINKMAN TAILOR <frankdavon80@gmail.com>
Reply-To: linkmantailoradvisers10@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2022 18:02:33 +0100
Subject: TOP SECRET PLEASE
ATTENTION SIR /MADAM
I AM A FINANCIAL ADVISER TO Major General Roman Kutuzov A RUSSIA
SOLDIER , WHO DIED IN Ukraine WAR AND I AM THE MICHAEL JUDE THE
FINANCIAL ADVISER TO THE Major General Roman Kutuzov A RUSSIA
SOLDIER
THERE IS A HUGE OF FUND $10.5 M EURO MY CLIENT Major General
Roman Kutuzov DEPOSITED IN HSBC BANK LONDON , BEING THE FINANCIAL
ADVISER I CAN NOT CLAIM THE FUND DUE TO ALL ORIGINAL COPY OF THE
FUND IS IN THE BANK HSBC BANK UK THERE IS WAR IN UKRAINE SO THE
BANK DIRECTOR TOLD ME TO LOOK FOR A VERY GOOD PERSON THAT WILL COME UP
AS A NEXT OF KIN TO THE FUND EURO 10.5 MILLION EURO
AS YOU BEING THE NEXT OF KIN 30 PERCENT FOR YOU /WHILE 70 WILL BE FOR
US HERE , PLEASE THIS IS A TOP SECRET,
THANK
MICHAEL JUDE
FINANCIAL ADVISER TO Major General Roman Kutuzov RUSSIA SOLDIER DIED IN UKRAINE
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