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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- bobbytools0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Bobby Tools" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bobbytools0@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 08:53:25 +0100
Subject: Call me now for confirmed paid and delievery tools in 5 mins +2348096753445
Just call for only Rdp Scanner/smtp and Strong and everlasting smtp scanner /Webmail and confirmed Emails leads if una buy any of this scanner i fit teach una how to comand them and work for you with teamviewer.......
Business men and women leads + lawyer +job ofer and mystery shopper us and every countries database sorts........
Then una fit bring any format make i help una bomb am with una money try and see.....facebook hack account pof and match.com and resumes box 500 500 inbox
-Webmail 2000+5000 (2000 Horde, SqurielMail, OpenWebmail, Zimbra 5000 at a time inbox, Outlook 1000 , RoundCube),all goes instant inbox and last 1month and 3month special host...... If una still need virus also with cripter just lets work together
Phone number:+2348096753445
skype id :bababola28
FACEBOOK ID: Bobby Tool
email id: bobbytools0@gmail.com
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