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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Orlando Zavala Lozano" <donation@internationalmedicalcorps.org>
Reply-To: "Orlando Zavala Lozano" <orlando.z.lozano@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 02:19:29 +0100
Subject: Kind Hearted Individuals.
Dear Beneficiary,
You have a donation sum of $2,500,000.00 from ORLANDO ZAVALA LOZANO CHARITY FOUNDATION. ORLANDO ZAVALA LOZANO won the 2022 Powerball Lottery Jackpot worth $316.3 Million Dollar and have decided to donate part of the money to five lucky people to help cushion the effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and also engaging in humanitarian activities in their various communities.
kindly reply to this message for more information on how to claim this donation funds.
Orlando Zavala (Founder)
©2022 LOZANO CHARITY FOUNDATION All Rights Reserved.
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