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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- 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.
- rb4kenn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Sandra Guijaro" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rb4kenn@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:14:31 -0700
Subject: Re:Re:Greetings,
Greetings,
I am Sandra Guijaro and I work as a broker/ procurement officer to some high net worth individuals. I am contacting you concerning funding your business project and possible investments in your Country as well as if you have a good project plan that requires funding or you are looking forward to an expansion of your existing business.
Basically, my principals are interested in rendering loans and in partnership with business ventures as to start-up projects and business expansions. We will rely on your professional ideas and trust to work with you. Kindly respond to this proposal with your full contact and get back to me (rb4kenn@gmail.com
)if interested in more details.
Yours faithfully,
Sandra Guijaro
Clearpay Finance
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