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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: Cynthia Johnson <test@tzx.com.cn>
Reply-To:
APPLY AS MY NEXT - OF - KIN AND RECEIVE THIS MONEY FOR ME <jhndabhfbnabh@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 05:45:56 +0800 (CST)
Subject: INVOICE #17832194
Dear Sir
We received this Invoice from your company last week, Please reconfirm the invoice and get back to us as soon as possible.
Payment will be made after your reconfirmation. Also send a copy to our purchase manager.
And also Please inform us the date of shipment and time of delivery.
(Double-check of Invoice is as per our company policy)
Best Regards
Nasir Sameer
Director
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