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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Email365" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:48:42 -0800
Subject: Update needed
Hello,
My name is Gary Saage. I am the chief financial officer to Duduzane Zuma the Son of the president of South Africa. I got your contact on LinkedIn and my principal will like to invest in your company please let me know if you think your company will be capable of handling huge fund injection.
Please come back to me on
Email- garysaage@protonmail.com
Direct Tel- +27 604264024
Best Regards,
Gary Saage
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