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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- jamesduck403@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: awaitedzone@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:27:16 +0000
Subject: Re: URGENT RESPOND
Untitled form
To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6hej2Qh-PpUwohZ3aj1ARkuAtBxyo4wS-j_49jMuHK272YQ/viewform?vc
I am compelled to write you this email for reasons of great business
importance. I Agent/Solicitor of EM Associate and personal attorney to
Late James,who left some large amount of money (Two Million Five
Hundred United States Dollars) with the Access Bank here before his
death in 2015, in an auto crash.
As his personal attorney, I have made several inquiries as directed by
the bank with a view to locating any member of his immediate or
extended relatives so as to present him/her as the Next of Kin and
beneficiary of my late client and of course claim his entitlement. And
unfortunately; I have been unsuccessfully in all my efforts at trying
to locate any member of his family. For this reason i have decided to
trace his last name,hence I contacted you so that the process of claim
of the fund deposited by my late client can be handed over to you; I
got your contact from an International Journal during my search for
this above mentioned issues.
Please note that the fund shall be divided 50/50 between you and
I;once it gets into your account; according to my plan;Your earliest
response to this email will be highly appreciated, Do get back to me
as I will not contact anyone till l read from you. if you are not
interested do let me know by replying to me.Please try to contact me below
this Email :jamesduck403@gmail.com
Regards
Mr. James duck
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