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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.
- 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.
- manuelfranco4313@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Manuel Franco <info@att.com>
Reply-To: manuelfranco234@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 11:15:30 +0200
Subject: DONATION OF 2,800,000Eur
? Mijn naam is Manuel Franco uit de VS. Ik en mijn vrouw willen dit goede n=
ieuws met jullie delen. Ik heb de Powerball-jackpot van $ 768 miljoen gewon=
nen in april 2019. We hebben besloten om te doneren aan 5 willekeurige mens=
en vanwege dit coronavirus dat mensen doodt, zodat je het kunt gebruiken om=
je gemeenschappen te helpen wanneer je deze e-mail ontvangt. Vervolgens we=
rd je e-mail geselecteerd uit een spinball. Ik heb het grootste deel van mi=
jn fortuin geschonken aan een aantal goede doelen. Ik heb vrijwillig beslot=
en om het bedrag van 2.800.000 euro aan jou te schenken. Beantwoord deze e-=
mail voor meer informatie als een van mijn vijf gelukkige uitverkorenen. Di=
t is je donatiecode: [MF4322019] Beantwoord deze e-mail met de donatiecode:=
manuelfranco4313@gmail.com Ik hoop dat je je gezin gelukkig maakt. Groeten=
Manuel Franco en familie
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