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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: "Billing Team"<>
Reply-To: closingdept2000@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 08:38:59 -0800
Subject: Invoice:23122019
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Over Due Invoice.
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VIEW COMPLETED DOCUMENT
Do Not Share This Email
This email contains a secure link to Invoice. Please do not share this emai=
l, link, or access code with others. Click Here I would appreciate it if yo=
u could check this out on your end and put a hold on any payment you are ye=
t to pay as there have been some changes to our bank account details and If=
the payment has already been sent, please kindly
notify us. =
Thank you in anticipation for your reply.
Regards,
Cargo Facilities LLC CFO and Director Of Finance =20
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