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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 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.
- chief.jordan.smithh@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: " Rev Jordan Smith" <revsmith@usa.com>
Reply-To: chief.jordan.smithh@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 02:55:52 +0100
Subject: From: Rev Jordan Smith 82.200.27.142
After reading your message now i was touched and feel for you. I will
help you out now solved all this problem now and you will become a new
person and you will bounce back in life again.
Can you be able to send steam wallet card or itunes card of just $100 Now? yes you
should go and buy it and send it, i will use it to transfer to you
only $500,000,00 usd dollars and you will start from there to recover
all your lost. but it most be between both of us ie. confidential.
so get back to me now with the card and lets do it now. I have helped
many people and today they are all enjoying their life with their
family.
Am sent for that, so get back now and become some one again.
Rev Jordan Smith
chief.jordan.smithh@gmail.com
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