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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:
- "million british 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.
- 1111@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Davies Family & Partners." <support@artweb.store>
Reply-To: garry.cathy1111@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2018 21:35:32 -0700
Subject: From Davies Family & Partners.Congratulations! You Won!
Congratulation, We the Davies family and our partners Keith Re=
ynolds and Steve Powell won the Euro Millions Lottery of 61.1 Millions Brit=
ish pounds and after our joyful celebrations and excitements we all decided=
to donate 1.5 million British Pounds to 10 individuals worldwide as our ow=
n charity project. To verify, please see our interview by visiting the web =
page below. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1545010/welsh-family-re=
vealed-61-1million-on-the-euromillions-jackpot/ Your email addres=
s was among the emails which were submitted to us by the Google, Inc as a w=
eb user; if you have received our email please, kindly send us the below de=
tails so that we can direct our associate attorney to effect the transfer o=
f the funds to you as a check or Wire transfer to your Bank account in your=
country. Full Name: Present Address: Mobile No: Age: Occupat=
ion: Country: ID: Send your response to this Email: garry.cathy=
1111@gmail.com Best Regards, Davies Family & Partners. =20
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