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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.
- 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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- 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.
- felixcyril02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Felix Cyr <ngobeautydia@gmail.com>
Reply-To: felixcyril02@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 14:16:43 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear Sir
Hello Dear Sir/Madam
I am delighted to communicate with you for a good investment project
loans which I want to entrust in your care, my name is Felix Cyril
Quaye, Working with the ( London Community Credit Union Savings And
Loans) as the Head of Audit & internal Control, I’m communicating with
you as am privately looking for a confidential company or private
management experts who will be willing to act as investment manager
and administrator in your Country, that was why I contacted you so we
can work together for a mutual benefit.
Kindly get back to me if you are interested in the Loan investment
going on with London Community Credit Union Savings And Loans offices,
Take Note: We make payments through our corresponding bank’s Ecobank
London or through DZ Bank Germany, I will send more details about the
deal investment to you as soon as I received your response.
Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation
i am waiting for your respond on my email at (felixcyril02@gmail.com)
Best regards
Yours faithfully
Felix Cyril Quaye
write me on my email? felixcyril02@gmail.com
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