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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: "Antonio Manuel De Oliveira Guterres" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infocontacts0222@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2022 17:59:32 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT RELEASE ADVICE--
From Desk of Antonio Manuel De Oliveira Guterres
UN Secretary-General.
Hello Dear,
PAYMENT RELEASE ADVICE
How are you and your business doing?
We wish to bring to your notice that your overdue payment worth 10.5 million usd only which was approved by the United Nations in collaboration with the U.S. government in your favor as an inheritance compensation has been marked for revocation. I discovered this when I stumbled on your payment file while taking over from my predecessor who has been retired.I decided to contact you in order to see what I can do to assist you to receive the payment.
However, I will like to inform you that I am not here to engage you in a long statement but once you contact me back over this matter with the information listed below, I will be in the best position to give you details as well as the fastest and easiest means through which these funds can be released to you.
Full name:
Full Address:
Cell Phone number:
Current occupation:
Attach ID copy.
Your timely response with the above requested information is highly anticipated.
Yours sincerely,
Antonio Manuel De Oliveira Guterres
UN Secretary-General.
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