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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: Ibrahim Charles <williamsben0009@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahimcharles7644@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:30:49 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,
I am Mr, Ibrahim Charles, from West Africa am sorry to intrude into
your privacy I got your email address through Internet via
computerised search after my prayers so I bring to you this
transaction which I notify from our bank an abandon fund which belongs
to our late foreign customer who deposited the sum of $10.2 million
USD, but he died at of cancer and ever since then no one has applied
to claim the fund so I write to you with confidence that you can be a
help so we can get the fund out of the bank as his foreign business
partner note that once the fund is been released to your wish bank
account in your country it will be shared among us in the ratio of
60%40 if you are interested please kindly forward your details so we
can move towards it.
Your full Name.....
Your Bank Name....
Your Telephone Number....
Your Age And Sex.......
Your Marital Status......
Your Occupation.........
Your Country City........
Thanks
Mr, Ibrahim Charles..
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