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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: Abigal Edward <abigaledward1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alima3williams@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2020 13:40:56 +0200
Subject: MY Dear Beloved one.
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My dear beloved one.
My name is Mrs. Alima Williams I am a widow and I found your email
address through United states chamber of commerce.
I am admitted in the hospital,I am suffering from cancer of breast which my
situation is awesome both my doctors and nurse is geting tired to care for me.
I have some funds in the bank that I inherited from my late
husband,the amount of $4million usd.
I wish to trust you to use these $4million usd to carry out a charity
project on my husbands name and my name because it have been his
dream to start up a project on behalf of the less priveledge ones
before his death as we have no child
of our own.
Kindly get back to me so that I will give you more details and the
bank contact to direct you more better for the successful transfer of
this $4million usd.
Yours in the Lord,
Mrs Alima Williams
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