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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 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.
- deliveryagenthonesto@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: alli rae <allirae1714@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:20:13 -0700
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT FUNDS IS APPROVED
Attention ....Beneficiaries,
I want to bring to your kind and humble self about the release and approval
of your funds via the mentioned method listed below .
1. Delivery of ATM CARD .
2. Send via MTN mobile wallet.
I will be glad to hear from you to know which method you are going to
choose to receive your $5.8 million usd.
Kindly treat this as urgent and get back to me to enable the aviation
department to process the documentation .
send your reply to deliveryagenthonesto@gmail.com
Regards,
Honesto Taju
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