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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- mes64543@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Faith Johnson" <ko.pr@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:04:02 -0500
Subject: REPLY ME BACK VERY URGENT PLEASE,
I am Mrs. Faith Johnson, From Africa. I got your email contact through a personal search and decided to let you know about the Urgly setuation i'm going through with my only Daughter.i need your assistance and your capability to help me Received this Money in Your Country. sum of (£4.5 Million Pounds) into your account in your Country after the death of my late husband my husband Family tooke away my husband House and Estate, my late husband deposited this money in the bank of London and this is my only hope to start a new life again as soon as you received this money in your Country i will come with my only Daughter i don't know what will happened next this are the reason i need your assistance i don't want anything to happened to my only Daughter so i want you to received this money in your Country, i have already Inform the bank in London about you that i want this money transfer to your account. the bank in United Kingdom said i should consider it done and give you the London bank information to Contact them immediately to transfer the fund to you,
Contact my Private email (mes64543@gmail.com)
please This is My private email (mes64543@gmail.com)
Your Occupation:
Your Country:
i'm waiting for your reply
Thanks
Mrs. Faith Johnson
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