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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "ANN OLIVER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <annoliver842@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 10:36:49 -0800
Subject: SEASONS GREETINGS
Greetings,
I am Ann Oliver a 63 years old widow. I am a real estate consultant & developer in Ireland, that is what I did for a living until I developed a terminal illness.
The purpose of this email is to propose an investment plan to you using my funds (45m USD) with the security company in USA. Regardless of where you are, in or outside the US, I will be willing to support your business on the basis that 30% of your turnover from my capital given to you would be used for charity donations. if you are honest .Reply me to this email for more details
Sincerely,
Mrs Ann Oliver
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