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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- jeanolivera618@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Silvia England <silviaengland1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jeanolivera618@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:47:45 -1200
Subject: CONTACT FOR YOUR $4.8 MILLION DOLLARS
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Attention
We are here by informing you of the release of your compensation fund
for Scam victim.the Compensation fund released by United Nations
Yesterday and and approved by International Monitory fund in
Washington DC and ask this office to Contact you Immediately. The
total sum of $4.8.000.000.00, which has been held by United States
Treasury office in DC,
you are advise not to delay but to contact Jean olivera and send him
information's below and also tell him how you want your fund to be
send to you
Your full name:......................... .........
Your address
Your age:.......................... ..........
Your country:...................... .......
Your occupation:................... .......
Your gender:....................... ........
and your personal phone contact.....................
Contact him with his email:jeanolivera618@gmail.com
Thanks
Silvia England
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