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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: "Ben Solomon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bensolonzoesq2@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 13:06:22 -0400
Subject: Offer
We Offer Private investments/partnership funds into existing genuine business, Commercial and Personal Loans with very Minimal quarterly Interest Rates as Low as 4.25% within a 1 year to 5 years repayment duration period to any part of the world.
We give out loans within the range of your choice. Our loans are well insured and maximum security is our priority.
Can we also entrust funds into your existing genuine business to grow with you?
Get back to me to for procedures.
I await your response
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