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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:
- "00,000.00" (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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
- They don't notify winners by email.
- You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
- They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
- They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
- They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
- They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
- They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Fraud email example:
From: "Die EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <munozcandic@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 12:40:51 -0800
Subject: GEWINNBENACHRITIGUNG
Die EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION
MADRID OFFICE
Offiziell Mitteilung
VON SITZ DES Präsidenten
die EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION-GEWINNZUTEILUNG
Referenz NUMMER [CCX-EM-772-876]
Offiziell GEWINNBENACHRITIGUNG
Sehr geehrte Gewinn
Wir sind verpflichtet, Ihnen mitteilen zu können das Ergebnis der gerechten abgeschlossen monatliche endgültig zieht der Die EuroMillions LOTTERY PROMOTION und Ihre e-Mail unter den glücklichen Gewinnern gewonnen € 2,100,000.00 Euros
für Sicherheit Grund, Lesen Sie die Anlage in PDF Formation für weitere Informationen bezüglich Ihres Gewinns
Bitte contactieren Sie Herr Josef Feldrich über Ihren Gewinn auf :
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Maria Wilson
HEAD, ONLINE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
Der Euro Millions LOTTERY PROMOTION
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