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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Felicia Richards" <advisery1000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thomsfred2000@emailn.de
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:52:59 +0100
Subject: PLEASE READ AND REPLY
Dear beloved in Christ,
Greetings to you and your family in the name of The Almighty God. My
name is Mrs. Felicia Richards ; I am a Philippines citizen married to
an Irish Man, a devoted Christian,Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord
will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.
I'm a 55 years old, currently in a hospital in United Kingdom. My
Husband was a timber Merchant who died in a Ghastly Motor Accident and
during our years of marriage,I had Fibroid which made it impossible
for us to have a baby of our own
Remain Blessed
fELICIA RICHARDS
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