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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 next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Alphonsus Adams <i87107127@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alphonsusadams6@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:16:53 -0700
Subject: From Alphonsus Adams
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Dear sir/ma
My name is Mr. Alphonsus Adams I came across your e-mail contact prior
to a private search while in need of a honest and sincere person to
assist and partner with me to secure the funds left by my late client
who died in an accident.
I am a lawyer here in London (UK), I want to use this opportunity to
discuss with you about some left over money by our late client, the
money in question belong to my client who died on June 2016, My client
deposited the money with a bank here in UK without any next of kin
attached to the funds. I need your consent to present you to the bank
where the funds are deposited so that the funds will be transfer to
you for us to use the funds for investment.
For more detailed information if you are interested . I will need
your urgent and swift positive response and I will appreciate that
you reach me through your confidential email address.
Thank you and Warm Regards .
Alphonsus Adams
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