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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: "Mr. Philips Brown" <admin@99electronicsworld.com>
Reply-To: brownphilips755@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:46:06 -0800
Subject: Hello...
Hi , How is your day going? I'm glad we can connect in Linkedin .My name is Philips Brown, I represent a good investor as a financial consultant. We need good and viable business plans from capable companies all over the world.
My principal investor can invest in your viable project if you do have any, so if you and your company welcomes our business proposal, both parties will meet face to
face to decide and discuss proceedings; after-which the investor will visit your project site for inspection in your country before going forward with proper documentation and funding.
Please do well to indicate your interest with a timely response.
Regards,
Philips Brown
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