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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: DeNovix <ruwenipurasinghe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dougs.cmsc@ymail.com
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2023 14:21:40 +0000
Subject: Re: New Order
Hi,
We have sent several emails to your company about some new order we
would like to place with no reply.
I don't know if you are the rightful person I can communicate with about
our inquiry details? If yes then kindly reply back to me in confirmation
so we can send you the full details.
I Will be waiting for your reply in order to proceed.
Best Regards
Laura
Sales Manager
DeNovix Inc.
3411 Silverside Rd
Hanby Building Wilmington, DE 19810 USA
phone +1 302 442 6910
fax +1 302 792 7401
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