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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: info@interpapa.com
Reply-To: joycestephen306@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 14:59:05 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
Dearest Friend

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Dearest Friend,

 

Sorry for invading your privacy, my name is Joyce Stephen I am 83 years, citizen of United States and presently in hospital undergoing chromatography for bronchogenic carcinomas (Lung cancer) which

affected both Lungs. The doctors said I have few days to live because the cancer has now affected my brain.

 

My late husband dead of Covid-19 in May, 2020. He left for me and our adopted daughter Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars in my account, I want to transfer the money to you and I want you to use it to support our daughter and to donate 10% of it for charitable and help the needy, motherless, and less privileged and widows within your location. The rest will be invested by you.

 

I need your assurance that you will care for our daughter, use the fund wisely and for charity, once I receive favorable reply from you, will inform my Bank through my lawyer to transfer the fund to you as my Next of Kin and Sole Beneficiary. When I receive your response, I will inform my bank in writing through my lawyer.

  

Thank you and God bless you.

 

Mrs. Joyce Stephen.

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