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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 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.
- 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.
- revpetermdonohue403@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: LOAN FUND <bmwdepartment1828@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revpetermdonohue403@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:02:03 -0700
Subject: LOAN FUND
Hello Good day
I am Daniel Nicholas DiNardo an American cardinal of the Catholic
Church. I’m the second and current archbishop of the Archdiocese of
Galveston-Houston in Houston serving since 2006. I previously served
as bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City from 1998 to 2004.
I came across your file information in our office as of the lucky
victims who needs a huge loan to support their business or invest to
grow higher by the name of the Lord Almighty
I don’t know if you are still interested in getting the loan from us
because we have grant you with $1 million USD to pay $1.1 million USD
in 7 years to come.
If you’re truly still interested in getting the loan price contact Rev
Peter M Donohue OSA with (revpetermdonohue403@gmail.com) an American
academic administrator and Roman Catholic priest who was inaugurated
as Villanova University’s 32nd President on September 8, 2006.
Contact him with your personal information such as
Valid ID card:
Next of kin:
Phone number:
Country:
Occupation:
Age:
May the peace of the lord be with you
Bishop Daniel Ernesto Flores
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