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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 next of kin scam.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Ronald Evergreen"<efexwec@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:
Hi There,
How are you doing? I am sorry to have contacted you this way but
it is a matter of great urgency. I seek your partnership on an
important business transaction which will be of great benefit to
both of us. I seek to work with you to claim as next of kin to
late John Shumejda who died in a plane crash some years back, You
can read more about his death on the BBC news link below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm
Chat me via WhatsApp on:+447418366038 or write to me on:
redacted@domain.name and we can talk more about this.
Yours faithfully.
Mr. Ronald Evergreen,
Financial Officer.
Ronald
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