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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: Monica Daniels <parkerturner293@gmail.com>
Reply-To: monicadaniels@usa.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 11:46:11 -0700
Subject: Hello Dearest friend,
My name is Mrs Monica Daniels Tkachenko, my husband and 2 of my
children are killed by the Russian military who invaded my country,
and I am presently in the hospital as a result of the injury I sustained
from a bomb that blasted in our home that left my husband and 2 children dead.
My husband was the CEO of Bellair Scotland Ltd. I have a surviving
daughter in Poland and her name is Zlata. I have a severe health issue
and the doctors said I may not survive the injury. My husband has a deposit
of (7.8m Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand Euros) in a bank. I will
ask my late husband's bank to transfer the money to your account so
that you can take care of our only surviving daughter who is presently
in Refugee camp in Poland. would like to hear back from you soon.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
Sincerely,
Mrs Monica Daniels Tkachenko
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