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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: Linda Thomas Greenfield <abdullahisalele15@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lindathomasgreenfield67@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2023 15:51:27 -0200
Subject: THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING
This is Mrs. Linda Thomas Greenfield Ambassador in Washington D.C United
State this is the final warning you are going to receive from me. Do you
get me? I hope you understand how many times this message has been sent to
you Regarding of your Abandon ATM Card worth $2.5M I discover that you have
Spent some Money in the Past through the Fake DHL Agent Am very Sorry for
that This is the opportunity for you to Recover all the Money you have
spent in the Past Contact Mr. David for you to receive your Abandon ATM
Card worth $2.5M Text Him +1 505 738 4636 the Only fee you will pay is the
delivery fee which is only 50$ thanks
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your full details.
1) FULL NAMES:
2) DELIVERY ADDRESS:
3) PHONE NUMBER/
4) COUNTRY
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