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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "SIGRUN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sigruneyjolfs@simnet.is>
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2021 05:44:51 -0800
Subject: BITCOIN TRADING
Hello Sir/Madam ,
Global coin is a trading platform that generates lots of profit for Bitcoin and forest traders .
We are here to serve you better with a more profiting way of trading and we hope to do that in a more professional way .
I will like you to understand the trading process before we proceed . You are to go to the below website and choose your preferred plan and you can aswell register yourself or we can do it for you .
https://globalcoinfxm.com
This is a simple way to make real legit profit while sitting in your house or anywhere . So many people really do not know about this so you are very lucky to be informed .
Please you can get back to us with any question and we will be glad to put you through.
You can also reach us on whatsapp on +1 (209) 248-1463
Thanks,
Sigrun Eyjolfs.
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