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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.
- 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.
- bayford224@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Adrian Bayford <cmook817@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bayford224@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 22:55:09 -0500
Subject: GRATULERER
Kjære mottaker,
Dette er en offisiell melding fra Mr og Mrs Gillian Adrian Bayford til deg.
Hele familien min og jeg har frivillig bestemt oss for å donere denne
$6.800.000.00 (seks millioner åtte hundre tusen amerikanske dollar) fra vår
vunnet premie på £148.656.000 (ett hundre og førtiåtte millioner seks
hundre og femtiseks tusen pund). $6 800 000.00USD som min kone og jeg
donerer til deg er en del av premiepengene du vant i våre pågående
donasjoner for 2022.
Du er veldig heldig som har mottatt denne formuen fra meg og hele familien
min i år 2022, og alt du trenger å gjøre er å bekrefte denne e-posten og
deretter skrive til oss via vår personlige e-postadresse (
bayford224@gmail.com) med ditt fulle navn og landets navn, slik at du kan
bli henvist til vår betalende bank, slik at du kan kontakte dem for
umiddelbar betaling.
Du kan også besøke vinnernettstedene våre nedenfor.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187999/Will-148m-EuroMillions-
Jackpot-vinner-andel-aktiva-forlengst-tapt-halvbror-met.html
Gratulerer nok en gang.
Gud velsigne deg.
Mr $ Mrs Adrian Bayford.
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