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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "mrarinzmutawa@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Arinz Mutawa <mrronanpectual@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrarinzmutawa123@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2023 00:53:15 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE AND TRUST
Dear Friend.
I am Mr Arinz Mutawa. the director of the accounts & auditing
department at the(A.D.B) bank Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso in west Africa.
With due respect, I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction of $10.5Million that will be beneficial to both of us.
Note: That Upon the receipt of your responds I will give you full
details on how the business will be executed.Sorry if you received
this letter in your spam or junk email, is due to recent connection
error here in the country.
for futher proceedure you can contact me in my private email address;
mrarinzmutawa@outlook.com
Thanks and remain bless.
My Best Regards.
Mr Arinz Mutawa.
+22668420687
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