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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.
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- ec80870299@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Ecitic Bank of China <ratchaneekorn_thi@truecorp.co.th>
Reply-To: ec80870299@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 12:00:20 +0100
Subject: Ecitic Bank of China.
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Hello email user,
Compliments of the season,I hope you are in good health.I am a banker
with
a financial institution here in china and I am writing to you for an
opportunity that will benefit us both immensely. I have discovered an
unclaimed inheritance fund and I wish to lay down your name as the next
of
kin to the amount in question due to the death of the depositor who died
years ago along with her family.However, I assure you that will be
executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the
law both in your country and here in china once the fund is transferred
to
your bank account.The funds i am referring to is right here in this bank
floating in a suspense account, therefore i solicit for your cooperation
to
be in collaboration
with me to have this done. If you are interested in this transaction, i
will need you to provide the following information urgently to enable
the
=attorney to start the processing of all the relevant legal documents
for
the money remittance. All i want you to do for me now is to give me your
Name:
Address:
Tel :
Age:
Sex :
Occupation:
so that i can give you more details. Send email to: (
ec80870299@gmail.com
) I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible
Yours Sincerely,
From:Treasury Dept.
Ecitic Bank of China.
Re:Inheritance & Investment Fund.
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