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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Ms Sofia Richard <ksr555866@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:28:28 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?7Yis7J6QIOyekOq4iCAvIElOVkVTVE1FTlQgRlVORA==?=
안녕하세요
ì¹œì• í•˜ëŠ”,
ê³ ë ¤í•œ 후 ê¸€ì„ ì“°ê²Œ ë˜ì–´ 기ì©ë‹ˆë‹¤. ì œ ì´ë¦„ì€ ê³ ì•¼ì¿ ë°” 리차드 ì¶”ìž¥ì˜ ì™¸ë™ë”¸ì¸ 소피아 리차드입니다. êµì œ ê±°ëž˜ì— ë„ì›€ì„ ìš”ì²í•©ë‹ˆë‹¤.
ì‹ íƒì´ 있는 ê·€í•˜ì˜ í˜‘íšŒì— ë¯¸í™” 5달러를 투ìží•˜ë„ë¡ ìš”ì²í•˜ê³ 싶습니다. ê±°ê¸°ì— ìˆ˜ë°±ë§Œ ë‹¬ëŸ¬ì˜ ë¶€ë™ì‚°. ì €ë¥¼ ëŒ€ì‹ í•´ ìžê¸ˆì„ ë°›ì„ ì™¸êµì¸
수íƒìžë¥¼ 찾으ë¼ê³ ì€í–‰ìž¥ë‹˜ê»˜ì„œ 조언해 ì£¼ì…¨ê¸°ì— ë§Žì€ ë„ì›€ì´ ë˜ì—ˆìœ¼ë©´ 하는 마ìŒì— ì—°ë½ë“œë¦½ë‹ˆë‹¤.
ê°œì¸ì 으로 ê·€í•˜ì˜ ì˜ê²¬ì„ 듣는 대로 ì€í–‰ ì§ì›ì—게 ìžê¸ˆì„ ê·€í•˜ì˜ ì€í–‰ 계좌로 ì´ì²´í•˜ë„ë¡ ì§€ì‹œí•˜ê² ìŠµë‹ˆë‹¤.
ê·€í•˜ì˜ ì˜ê²¬ì„ 기다립니다.
ì¹œì ˆí•œ 안부
Ms 소피아 리차드
Good day
Dearest,
It is my pleasure to write to you after considering it. My name is Ms Sofia
Richard, the only daughter of the late Chief Yacouba Richard. I request
your help for an international transaction. I want to request your
association with a trust to invest a total sum of US$5. millions dollars in
real estate there. I contact you in the hope that you will be of great
help, as the bank manager advised me to find a foreign trustee that will
receive the fund on my behalf.
As soon as I personally hear from you, I will instruct the bank officials
to transfer the fund to your bank account.
I await your comments.
Kind regards
Ms Sofia Richard
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