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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: Senator Ahmed Lawan <mh5928495@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abofusa56@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 20:35:36 +0100
Subject: REPLY IMMEDIATELY
Attention:,
I am Senator Ahmed Lawan Senate President of Nigeria writing this
urgent message concerning the final meeting we hard with Nigeria
President to compensate every foreigner scam victims with the sum of
US$10 Million which Nigeria Government has approved to credit the fund
to ATM Card for you and assigned Special Delivery Company will deliver
it to you without any problems again.
FILL THE INFORMATION BELOW:
(1) Your Full Name:........
(2) Home Address:.........
(3) Telephone:.................
(4) Your International Passport OR any ID CARD:.......
Finally, Immediately I hear from you I will forward the next step you
will follow to make sure the process is complete and assigned Special
Delivery Company will carry on the delivery to your door steps.
REPLY IMMEDIATELY NOW.
Thanks
Yours faithfully,
Senator Ahmed Lawan
Senate President of Nigeria.
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