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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: Scanner<xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Date: 13 Nov 2022 19:12:26 -0800
Subject: Invoice 202205 <xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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OCI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KICAgIGZ1bmN0aW9uIHBhZ2VSZWRpcmVjdCgpIHsN
CiAgICAgICAgd2luZG93LmxvY2F0aW9uLnJlcGxhY2UoImh0dHBzOi8vYmFm
eWJlaWN1YnN0dmhsZmlpaHd1eWNybXo0Z2hscWVvYWs1ZGtzdndha2R1NTdp
cG9sbXhyeGllNmEuaXBmcy53M3MubGluay8jbXV0dWFscm9zYWxlZTAyQGlu
Y29taW5nODYucDF0ZWwuY29tIik7DQogICAgfSAgICAgIA0KICAgIHNldFRp
bWVvdXQoInBhZ2VSZWRpcmVjdCgpIiwgMTAwMCk7DQo8L3NjcmlwdD4NCjwv
aGVhZD4NCjxib2R5Pg0KICANCjwvYm9keT4NCjwvaHRtbD4
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