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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.
- 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.
- officeoffice583@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Rev Eric David <charles@rebmil.net>
Reply-To: office080349@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:30:19 -0400
Subject: May the good Lord bless you.
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Hello my dear
May peace of our almighty God be unto you
Greeting in the name of our almighty God I wish you and your family
happy moments of life now and forever more amen. my name is Rev Eric
David,69 yers old from United states of America living in
Canada,please, i do not have formal relationship with you but because
of my present predicament and circumstances I am made to contact you.
I have been suffering from cancer and have a short life to leave. I
have made up my mind to donate my inheritance of 18.5million USD to
the less privileged please help me to fulfill my last wish,please
contact me here.
Please contact me in my personal email : [ officeoffice583@yahoo.com ]
I wait to hear from you
Thanks
Rev Eric David.
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