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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.
- This email message is a orphan scam.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: Baruch Emmanuelle <baruchemanuelle@gmail.com>
Reply-To: emmanuellebar44@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2022 09:40:38 +0200
Subject: Mrs. Baruch Emmanuelle
Dear One,
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend
to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before, I
believe I risk confiding in you. There is this amount of $19.8 million
U.S dollars which my late husband Mr Willians Emmanuelle kept for me
and my son in BANK in Ivory Coast before he was assassinated by the
Rebels during Islamic religious war of 2021 in République of Mali. Now
I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe
enough outside here, for security and political reasons. I want you to
help me claim and retrieve these funds from the BANK and transfer it
into your personal account in your country for investment. If you can
be of assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to your 25 %Of the
total fund. I await your soonest response. I am presently in
Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast with my son.
Respectfully yours,
Mrs. Baruch Emmanuelle
WhatsApp +447908776109
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