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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 "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Rebecca Zhang <reb@msdsrebzhas.com>
Reply-To: <rlzrebecca04@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2023 06:40:47 -0700
Subject: ...CAN YOU HANDLE $30MILLION PROJECT.?
Hello Dear,
My name is Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang, I was married to Late Mr. Hongsong Xim Zhang, who worked with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for 18 years before he died on the 22nd of July 2020 in Guangdong China. We were married for years without a child. He died after a brief illness caused by COVID-19 that lasted for five days.
I urgently seek your service to represent me in investing in your region / country and you will be rewarded for your service without affecting your present job with very little time invested in it.
My interest is investing sun of US$30 Million my late husbands left before his death. Due to my present health condition now I cannot be able to do the project myself hance I seek your service to help me investing the funds.
So please confirm if you can assist me for this project by responding back so I can give you more details about this US$30Million project Funds.
And I hope I can trust you with this transaction.
Please write me back with your private email so we can communicate direct.
Hoping to receive your reply soon.
Regards,
Mrs. Rebecca Lee Zhang
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