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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. ahmed" <tpolfkwqquy@vinacomin.vn>
Reply-To: mohammedabdulahmed30@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 06:01:39 +0200
Subject: re nice talking with you
Dear good friend, My name is Mohammed Abdul Ahmed, a sudanis citizen based =
in US. i know this message will be a surprise to you. I have in my position=
$50m usd for investment, the money belongs to the late president son. i ha=
ve set aside 30% for anyone that will help me in this business. the money i=
s right now with a bank in london uk. Please keep this transaction confiden=
tial and also give me your full name and whats app number for talk, i have =
all the information about the fund ready .reply here: mohammedabdulahmed30@=
gmail.com Best regards, Aohammed Abdul Ahmed
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