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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.
- ceciliasunset8@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: CECILIA SUNSET <okonduukagu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ceciliasunset8@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 03:18:39 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS
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Congratulations!!!
This is to inform you that the head quarters offices are here to
Announce that your name and email was found among of the lucky winners
of late overdue payment which you suppose to receive for a very long
time due to force control promises
Your instructed to contact Mrs. Cecilia Sunset who is responsible to
take care of all outstanding payments and your name and email is among
of the lucky winners so congratulation one more time,
The announcement was made earlier this morning and the compensation
prize is ($970,000USD only) so youâre now advice to contact Mrs.
Cecilia Sunset so she will inform you how to receive your compensation
prize and it Will expire on march 30th 2023.
And for your information do not release your ticket number to anyone
untill you ask for it by Mrs. Cecilia Sunset who is in charge of all
outstanding payments,
Ticket number (018abd2)
Approval Code (911804)
So youâre instructed to contact Mrs. Cecilia Sunset who is in-charge
of this transaction before the announcement reach the expiring limit
which clock on on April 5th 2023.
Sorry if you may receive this message in your Spam due to the poor
network failure.
Office In-charge Mrs. Cecilia Sunset
E-mail: ceciliasunset8@gmail.com
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