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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mr John F Kelly <babayoadamu1747@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnfkell6@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 23:06:45 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY
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This is to Inform you that your worth the sum of $486.8Million has
been accredited by the Federal Government of USA as Fund Compensation
currently approved in your favor. You are receiving this message as a
result of the FBI working closely with the Federal Government of USA
in collaboration with the world Bank in order to fully compensate
victims that have had problems in receiving their funds or lost funds
in the process.Your name is among the list of beneficiaries Your total
yearly COMPENSATION FUNDS is waiting to be credited to you account for
online banking transfer as soon as we hear back from you with the
details below
1: Your First Name.......
2: Your Last Name.......
3: Your Home Telephone No.........
4: Your Cell Phone No........
5: Your Age........
6: Your Bank Account No........
Mr John F Kelly White House chief of staff
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