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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 message is a next of kin scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bartleypaul98@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: ceo <safiafarkashgaddafi277@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 07:21:15 -0700
Subject: TRANSFER
Dear Sir,
I am contacting you privately, seeking you to act as the next of kin to my
deceased client, in the bank where I work in Asia, whose account has been
dormant for ten years. If you are interested in this deal, kindly get back
to me for more details and I'll inform you on how we can get the funds out
from the bank for our mutual benefit.
Regards
Chim
PLEASE REPLY TO: bartleypaul98@gmail.com
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