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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "attorneys " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- 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.
- matsiattorney@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Lesley k Matsi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <matsiattorney@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:50:29 -0400
Subject: GREETING TO YOU'
MATSI ATTORNEYS INC
E-MAIL: matsiattorney@gmail.com
INHERITANCE FUNDS
GREETING TO YOU'
The transfer of (US$32,500,000.00) Thirty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars
Pardon me for not asking your concept before sending this message to you,
though I strongly believe that it will not come to you as a surprise. My name
is. Lesley Matsi Attorney and Solicitor.
I am the personal Attorney of one client who died last year as a result of
covid19 pandemic, as the personal Lawyer to the family, her children contacted
me to help them seek for a foreign partner that can partner with them for
foreign investment with the money their mother left behind.
I will give you clarity on all you need to know about this investment as soon
as I receive a satisfactory response from you. Thank you in advance for your
positive response. Please contact me with this E-mail only (
matsiattorney@gmail.com ), if you are capable and interested in establishing
cordial business relationship with my clients.
I kindly wish to know if you have any innovative developments of high global
needs that could be lucrative for international market and would also like to
know your innovations.
I urgently await your reply so that I can furnish you with more details.
Best Regards
Lesley k Matsi
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