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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: William Miller <contacto@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Doctorjohnashworth@mail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 03:10:51 +0200
Subject: my subject
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN READ CAREFULLY, =
Do you seek everlasting cure or tired of visiting Doctors here and there? =
Get your 100% permanent healing cure by Contacting Doctorjohnashworth@mail=
.com or text +1 779-239-447 for more information and to earn trust you only=
have to deposit $200 for courier to get your medicine in a syrup and this =
method is to earn trust between us.
You will be given a legalized court cagreement form to sign on as an agree=
ment which contains the actual fee for the cure which you will have to pay =
after you are healed. Your guarantee is to use the medicine for two weeks w=
ithout side effects and when you're confirmed healed by conducting your tes=
t then you can carry out the actual fee payment as signed or agreed,please =
note you don't have to pay a dime until you confirm the medicine works.
This method is to earn trust and to avoid fraud so as to know the medicine=
works before paying the actual fee it's sold or written on the agreement f=
orm and you can only pay for it when you're confirmed healed so as to know =
it really works.
I bet we all want to be healthy,feel younger and to be energetic. =
Hiv? =
Parkison?
Cancer? =
Stroke? =
Diabetes? =
Dick Elargemnet? Etc =
Contact John Ashworth for more info and as well tel him what your illness =
is and you will be sorted with 100% guarantee to know it's real. =
Regards, =
William Miller
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