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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: mr michael <m95107085@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cityfundonline@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2023 06:20:31 -0700
Subject: Attention
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Investigation
This is Mr michael am representing you in Court of LAW
I contacted you merely to let!!!
You know! The diplomatic agent criminals stole your funds was
kidnapped on 2nd march 2023 on their , Mr Williams Edward, mrs Elia
investigationfunke was finally arrested by Federal bureau of
investigation FBI in Atlanta international airport
And your fund was transferred to bank of America BofA by our office
management where it will be delivered to you. And noted.?
That your full information demanded by office management so that we
can forward everything to them to enable them direct you on how to
have your fund
That I will forward it to director urgently because we
Are still on investigation on how the fund got into their hands Ok
And am gonna give you their directors number to contact him on text
+13853980829
Thank you.
Your faithfully!!!!!
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