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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: "Pamela Hughes" <philip@pazaropoulos.gr>
Reply-To: pamm.hughes88@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 01:26:53 -0700
Subject: Re: Ich warte immer noch auf deine Antwort
- This mail is a HTML mail. Not all elements could be shown in plain text mode. -
Hallo,
Als Folgeerinnerung haben Sie noch keine
habe mich bezüglich des Vorschlags zurückgemeldet
in Bezug auf Ihre wahrgenommenen entfernten Verwandten
ruhender Zustand in meiner Einrichtung.
Ich warte immer noch auf Ihre Antwort.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Pamela.
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Hello,
As a follow up reminder, you still have not
gotten back to me as regards the proposal
concerning your perceived distant relative's
dormant estate in my establishment.
I still am waiting for your response.
Sincerely,
Pamela.
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