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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: mr dick durbin <w6937215@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdickdurbin55@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 18:54:00 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION
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How are you doing today this is Mr Dick Durbin,
I have been looking for you for five months now because I lost your
contact. I want to let you know that the federal government already
compensate you with sun of $6 billion dollars, i hope that you are
interested in this because I have been bothering by the federal
government that sent me and they are saying that if I did not
delivered your package 📦 they will going to arrest me so I have been
looking for your contact for 5 months now and now I find your contact
I want to know if you are interested in this so that I will delivered
it immediately and tell the federal government that I have delivered
your package 📦 to you,
I am waiting for you to reply as soon as possible,
I hope that you are ready because I need to delivered it to you urgently.
THANK you
Best regards
Mr Dick Durbin
GOD BLESS YOU.
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