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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.WANG ZHILIN" <mornef@emthanjeni.co.za>
Reply-To: "wangzhilin01@outlook.com" <wangzhilin01@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:09:25 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: INDICATE YOUR INTEREST
Greetings!
Our Company is currently in urgent need of representatives in different regions in USA/CANADA. If interested in this position,
do email us requesting for our fill-able application form via wangzhilin02@outlook.com
All views or opinions expressed in this electronic message and its attachments are the view of the sender and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Emthanjeni Municipality. No employee of Emthanjeni Municipality is entitled to conclude a binding contract on behalf of Emthanjeni Municipality unless he/she is an accounting officer of Emthanjeni Municipality, or his or her authorized representative. The information contained in this message and its attachments may be confidential or privileged and is for the use of the named recipient only, except where the sender specifically states otherwise. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. The contents of this e-mail may not be forwarded to any third party outside of the organization that the named recipient represents unless given permission by the sender. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
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