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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- infoenquiry13@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: consult me <consult_me31@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:17:26 +0000
Subject: Your partnership is required urgently, please confirm the receipt of
this message to my alternative e-mail: ( infoenquiry13@gmail.com ) for more
details
Compliments of the day
Sir
I am still expecting your candid response in view of the email i sent to you the other day Please let me know if your email is still valid. I would like to discuss some sort of business issue with you which are definitely going to be of mutual benefit to both of us.I am Mr.George Frank, Vice Chairman of African Development Bank, I have Important Matter to Discuss with you concerning,our late client English and a Businessman that operated in Togo and worldwide died from Corona-virus (COVID – 19) after being infected on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship. Whose relatives I cannot get in touch with. But both of you have the same last name so it will be very easy to front you as his official next of kin
I need your permission to provide you with full details reply to my alternative e-mail: ( infoenquiry13@gmail.com ) so that we can go over the details. Looking forward to hear from you.
Yours truly
Mr.George Frank
Your partnership is required urgently, please confirm the receipt of this message to my alternative e-mail: ( infoenquiry13@gmail.com ) for more details
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