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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: mary williams <marywiliams2004@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:55:37 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IOuLteuzgOydtCDsi5zquIntlanri4jri6QgLyBSZXBseSBpcyB1cmdlbnQ=?=
IOyggOuKlCBNcnMuTWFyeSBXaWxsaWFtc+yeheuLiOuLpC4g64u57Iug6rO8IOydmOuFvO2VoCDs
pJHsmpTtlZwg7J287J20IOyeiOyKteuLiOuLpC4g64u17J6l7J20IOyLnOq4ie2VqeuLiOuLpC4N
Cl9fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fDQpJIGFtIE1ycy5NYXJ5IHdpbGxpYW1zIGkgaGF2ZSBzb21ldGhp
bmcgaW1wb3J0YW50IHRvIGRpc2N1c3Mgd2l0aCB5b3UgUmVwbHkNCmlzIHVyZ2VudCAuDQplbWFp
bDogbXJzbWFyeXdpbGxpbWFzQG91dGxvb2suY29tDQpNcnMuTWFyeSBXaWxsaWFtcw0K
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