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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: "MR WALLY ADEYEMO" <scott@mindfulliving.net>
Reply-To: wallyade0@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 06:17:38 -0700
Subject: KINDLY REPLY ASAP 118
U.S Department of the Treasury
Address:1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C.
We have this day received a payment credit instruction from the US Government to credit you with your full Inheritance fund of (US $10.5Million USD) from the Online emails lucky data bases in receipt of scams victims with the con-ligation of UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION.You are therefore advised to reconfirm your details to enable the financial department release your payment to you without any delay.
Thus, reconfirm the following:
1. Your Full Name:
2. Your residential address:
3. Your direct phone number:
We look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely
Mr Wally Adeyemo
Deputy Secretary of U.S Treasury
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