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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. Staley Jes." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jesstaley9@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 00:24:04 +0100
Subject: Re: 10/05/2017.
Hello .
My, name is Mr. Staley Jes. i work with one of the leading Banks here in my country after working in many countries as a professional banker. I want to use this opportunity to present to you a business offer worth four million five hundred and twenty thousand pounds without any risk or payment involve in the process till the bank will transfer the fund to your account.
I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Staley Jes.
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