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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:
- "million 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: "GUARANTY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uchedueou@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 10:10:29 -0700
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME
Attention:.
You refused to believe me that is the problem between me and you. I want you to think about this things that am about to tell you right now and get back to me after reading.
1. Please Remember How Much you have spent so far for this business.
2.. Remember how many years wasted
3. Suffer and Humiliation you have gone through because of this transaction.
4. Have you decided to abandoned your Fifteen Million Dollars just because of little money to open account online.
I want to tell you right now that the solution to your problem is this online account that am telling you with UN CODE no security or who so ever will have the right to question you or suspect you on this transaction because you have UN CODE NUMBER. It take only three banking days to create you online banking and give you password to have free access to your account and money online and the benefit part of it is that you are permit to transfer from your account online to any private bank of your choice in the world today.
NOTE: ONCE YOU HAVE UN CODE NUMBER NO MORE PROBLEM.
Thanks
John.
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