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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.
- 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.
- gray.ed72@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Gray Edward"< info@zo.addgin.ml>
Reply-To: <gray.ed72@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:20:51 -0700
Subject: Investment
My name is Gray Edward a Business Consultant with a private Accounting firm in Athens,
Georgia United States. I have a client with a sizable portfolio with Intesa Sanpaolo Italy.
My client is looking for individuals or corporate body with sound financial management
experience that can manage his portfolio in a JV Partnership investment after risk analysis.
The tenure of the investment is 5 years and can be renewed up to 15 years. If you have funds
management experience or credible projects in need of funding, please give me a brief
description of the nature of your business, professional experiences along with your
registered business name, address and contact informations in a returned email, so that we
can discuss a possible joint venture partnership with my client.
Note: I'm not in the United States at the moment and cannot receive a long distant phone
call but you can email me at gray.ed72@gmail.com for more details.
Regards
Gray Edward
1 (470) 397-6516
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