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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: Philips Norman <hotspotshieldcleaner@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cee.mic@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 08:47:53 -0800
Subject: Investment Managers
I am Philips Norman; I work as a partner / agency for an international
company based in the UK. I work with an international partner company
as a project partner and my task is to recommend competent investment
managers to the company based on my professional knowledge.
The Company is looking for competent, capable and experienced
investment managers worldwide who can actively manage investment
portfolio assets of different amounts, each of which belongs to
different clients of the company. If you have a very lucrative
investment project plan, you may be recommended for a suitable
portfolio as an independent investment manager.
Regard.
Phillips Norman.
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