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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- samuelaline0093@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Samuel Aline <28725@colegioarubano.aw>
Reply-To: samuelaline0093@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 18:39:42 +0800
Subject: HELLO
Greetings
I know that you will be very shocked and surprised seeing such kind of
message. I am personal Accountant Director with Rulers Reliable Bank
(RRB). It is with good spirit of heart i opened up this great
opportunity to you. A deceased client of mine died as a result of
heart-related condition on march 2005. His heart condition was due to
the death of the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the
26 December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia where they all lost their live.
There is a draft account opened in my bank in 1999 by a long-time
client in our bank, a national of a country
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/26/newsid_4631000/4631713.stm)
The amount in this account is currently $19,340,000 (Nineteen Million
Three Hundred and Forty Thousand United States Dollars) I want to
present you as a beneficiary next of kin, I will use my position and
influence in our bank to make them release this money to you for us to
share.
Reply me directly in my private email: samuelaline0093@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Executive Member Board Directors
Rulers Reliable Bank (RRB)
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