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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- 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.
- duncansmith1920@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Duncan Smith <contact@thembay.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: admin@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022 22:19:32 +0000
Subject: Puca Contact Form
From: Duncan Smith <75j7yetsexyb@antidata.co>
Subject: Contact Form Greenmart
Message Body:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have a business proposal which I would like to handle with you. This involves a 15.8M USD proposal. Please be assured that this is a profitable proposal and risk free venture.
Kindly indicate your interest so as to enable me to bring you into details of this beautiful proposal.
Thank you in anticipation as I look forward to reading your reply.
Email: duncansmith1920@gmail.com
Regards,
Mr. Duncan Smith Eq.
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This e-mail was sent from a contact form on Puca (https://demo.thembay.com/puca)
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