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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: gabriellaalfred96@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:44:48 +0000
Subject: From Mrs. Gabriella Alfred
Untitled form
To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfg8KaN5cfmWdXoYcjzISCgpQvqYnIpunSQ1lU4QU4r-ftqyw/viewform?vc
Hello Dear,
I'm Mrs. Gabriella Alfred a banker working with a commercial bank as a
Chief Financial Officer. I have a business deal for our mutual benefit. One
of our customers died four years ago in a plane crash without any
registered next-of-kin in his bio-data/account file which is peculiar with
high profile investors. I thinks he was your relative because you both
share the same family's name. Right now my bank want to sit on this
money (US$ 14 .5 Million) as unclaimed and abandoned funds which I do not
want because of reasons I will explain to you when I receive your response.
Please get back to me as fast as you can with your mobile telephone number
for more details on how the funds can be turned into yours by right of
inheritance for us to claim and share equally afterward;
Best Regards,
Mrs. Mrs. Gabriella Alfred
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