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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Izualo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnizualo7710012@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 22:16:09 -0800
Subject: Hello Dear


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Datagate AntiSPAM detection software has identified this incoming
email as possible spam. The original message report has been
attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or block
similar future email. If you have any questions, please contact
Datagate PostMaster <antispam@postmaster.datagate.net.uk>.

Content preview: Hello Dear How are you it has been a long time,actually i
have sent you several emails without receiving your responds. However,as i
have not seen your email for a long time now,i have decided to open an online
account with united bank of Iowa united states of America brahe in nigeria,
and deposited your fund $15.2Million,hoping you will reply my email so that
i can send you the account details to enable you to check the money online.I
only have your account number but bank did not release your account log in
pin for security reasons,The bank will send you login pin direct. [...]

Content analysis details: (9.0 points, 6.0 required)

pts rule name description
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0.0 FSL_HELO_NON_FQDN_1 FSL_HELO_NON_FQDN_1
0.0 FSL_CTYPE_WIN1251 Content-Type only seen in 419 spam
0.0 NSL_RCVD_FROM_USER Received from User
1.5 TVD_PH_SEC BODY: Message includes a phrase commonly used in phishing
mails
0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message
1.1 MIME_HTML_ONLY BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts
0.0 LOTS_OF_MONEY Huge... sums of money
0.0 FROM_MISSP_XPRIO Misspaced FROM + X-Priority
0.0 FROM_MISSP_MSFT From misspaced + supposed Microsoft tool
0.0 FSL_NEW_HELO_USER Spam's using Helo and User
0.0 AXB_XMAILER_MIMEOLE_OL_024C2 Yet another X header trait
0.0 FORGED_OUTLOOK_HTML Outlook can't send HTML message only
0.0 FROM_MISSP_TO_UNDISC From misspaced, To undisclosed
0.0 FROM_MISSP_USER From misspaced, from "User"
0.0 FROM_MISSP_REPLYTO From misspaced, has Reply-To
0.0 FROM_MISSPACED From: missing whitespace
0.7 MIMEOLE_DIRECT_TO_MX MIMEOLE + direct-to-MX
2.8 FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook
0.1 FROM_MISSP_EH_MATCH From misspaced, matches envelope
2.8 ADVANCE_FEE_3_NEW_MONEY Advance Fee fraud and lots of money


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