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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- morganowen910@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williams_johnson82@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 16:51:44 -0000
Subject: compensation
Hello Dear,
I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner in Japan,Presently,I'm in United Kingdom for the purpose of investing my own share of the money.
Now, I want you to contact my LAWYER on the information below please i will not have chance to write you but once you get the money allways make sure you send me mail so that when i comes back i will get back to you
NAME; Barister Morgan Owen
EMAIL; ( morganowen910@gmail.com)
ask him to send you some amount of money which I kept for your
compensation. CONTACT THE LAWYER iN this email above
Furnish him with your informations like;
Your full name.............
your country..............
your home address..................
your phone numbers..................
your age..................................
your sex...............................
Best Regards,
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