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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: project adviser <uspostalregusprcseri@gmail.com>
Reply-To: projectadviser.financier@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:19:34 +0100
Subject: Professional Loan Officer.
2855 Stevens Creek
BLVD Suite 2461 Santa Clara
CA 95050
Hello
My name is Mr. Ghodratollah Ahmadvand and I am a professional Loan Officer.
Have you been receiving multiple emails trying to secure a genuine loan for
a project or are you in need of a Loan/Funding or a project and you've been
trying to obtain a Loan from any of the Banks or Loan Companies and got
Ripped off and they have refused to grant you the Loan because of bad
credit? If you are interested, reach me via WhatsApp+1 (303) 491-9230.
Regards
Mr. Ghodratollah Ahmadvand.
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