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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:
- "million 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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: 1ST TRUST BANK <blessingelisha1996@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Sttrustbank@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:24:11 +0100
Subject: 1ST TRUST BANK
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Greetings this is mr david from 1st trust bank florida im contacting you
inregard of $28 million dollars compasation fund which has been
brought to us by the united state government to compensate you
for the
unpaid salaries and for the coronna vairous which has killed so many humans
today and we had that some scammers has been
scamming you, your had earn money so we have decided to transfer your
money through bank to bank transfer
all you need to do so that your compensation fund wiill be transfered
into your bank account is to
recomferm your.
full name
home address
valid id card
your picture
phone number
email address
im wailting for your respons if you are still alive and intereasted
in receiving your $28 million dollars
compensation fund
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