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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: "SELLER OF GOLD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <compraventaoroxxxz@vip.onet.pl>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 02:34:46 +0100
Subject: Re: WE SELL GOLD DUST,
We are a company selling powdered gold, ingot has a very competitive price. Buyer
We have 350kg of powdered gold and 250kg of gold bullion.
CIF delivery is subject to specific conditions
If you are interested contact us.
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Somos una empresa de venta de oro en polvo, lingotes tiene un precio muy competitivo. comprador
Tenemos 350 kg de polvo de oro y 250 kg de lingotes de oro.
CIF de entrega está sujeto a condiciones específicas
Si usted está interesado en contacto con nosotros.
TOURE ADJIMON.
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