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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- mjockson200@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: suz consult <mrsmobutu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: suzconsultants@kimo.com
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:31:25 -0800
Subject: Invitation for my Family Inheritance.
Invitation for my Family Inheritance.
Good day
i am joeckson Adams from Liberia Monrovia. please i want to invest with you
base on your profile in your country database so i confide on you for your
trust worthy
person and capable to partner with and investment my plan on Real Estate
Investment venture based on your advice and directive in your country with
my Late family
Inheritance of Gold and ($32.8 million U.S dollars) all 100 bill.
Please my essence of sending you this message today is to open up a
communication with you to enable us know each other as regards to
introducing
my self to you upon your reply i will give you more details
Awaiting your urgent reply/call.
Yours Sincerely.
Joeckson Adams
Tel: +233-270-941-555
Please kindly Reply to (mjockson200@gmail.com)
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