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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: "Avon (cfc)" <avon@olisaba.com>
Reply-To: amnah.neviana1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 09:33:37 +0100
Subject: Avon Proposal
Dear Sir / Madam,
Greeting to you.
We have open an opportunity for all interested individuals, companies
and project owners in need of financial assistance. We provide loan as
debt finance to fund projects to all viable and lucrative sectors at a
low interest rate of 3% ROI per annum, with upto 10 years repayment plan
with 1 year grace period and also can fund projects from $1million USD
to No max. Kindly revert back if you have projects or Business that
needs funding for further discussion and negotiation.
Your's Sincerely,
Ms. Amnah Neviana, MBA
Marketing and Communications
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