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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: Joe and Jess Thwaite <mrtomaszkosecki@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tomasz4546@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:39:57 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
This email you have received is from Joe & Jess Thwaite the winners of Britain’s biggest Euro Millions lottery jackpot of 184 million Euros.
SEE DETAILS OF OUR WINNING ONLINE:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-61495849
We are giving the sum Two millions One Hundred Thousand Euros each to some selected individuals as donation.
You have been luckily selected via the random global mail system to receive the sum of Two million One Hundred Thousand Euros.We might not be able to communicate with you further as we will be very busy with investment plans and tour around the world.if you have received our email please,
kindly send us the below details so that we can transfer your Euros in your name or direct our bank to effect the transfer of the
funds to your operational bank account in your country,congratulations.
Full Name:
Mobile No:
Age:
Country:
Best Regards,
Joe and Jess Thwaite.
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