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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "payprecurement@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "payprecurement@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: grace okikiola <graceoki655@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 03:14:07 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU THERE
SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION $11.5M USD RELEASEâ€
Sat, June 24 2023 From:(FEDERAL GOVERNMENT )
Attention Dear,
This is from the American Embassy NY, United States. We wish to inform
you that we received a compensation fund worth $11.5M USD only from
the Federal Government in Washington DC here as compensation to you
for what you went through in the name of their country. Having being a
scam victim here, the Government has mandate us to forward the
compensation fund to you and also apologize to you for everything you
have gone through in the hands of impostors all in the name of United
States . You are thereby, instructed to e-mail back and state how you
wish to receive your funds immediately. through this email:
payprecurement@outlook.com
Kindly re-confirm the following
1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Phone:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Country:
7: How much you lost to the impostors:
I hope to read from you soon.
Contact me only at ((payprecurement@outlook.com)
Yours in Service
(Mr. Robert Lewis)
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