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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.
Fraud email example:
From: RICHARD EDWARD <peter4real2021@gmail.com>
Reply-To: steveedward258@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:27:47 +0200
Subject: REPLY TO steveedward258@gmail.com
Hello
We wish to bring to your notice a letter of authorization that was
brought to us by
Mr. Sunder Singh Rawat of Uttam Nagar, New Delhi-110059 India to claim
the sum of US$3.5Million as your Representative
We will appreciate if you will kindly confirm to us urgently if you
really authorized
Mr.Sunder Singh Rawat to claim the fund($3.5M) as your Representative
with the account below.
State Bank of India
A/c No: 11754803157
Ifsc Code: SBIN0005902
Branch Code: 05902
Swift code: SBININBB380
It is very important that you confirm or Deny this message as we will
oblige his request if we discover that he is truly representing you.
Kindly clarify us on this issue as untrue before we make this Payment
to Mr Sunder Singh Rawat by re-confirming to us your
FULL NAME:
FULL ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
DIRECT TEL/WHATSAPP NUMBER:
We will appreciate your response to assist us verify the veracity of
this Claim by Mr Sunder Singh Rawat
Mr STEVE EDWARD
Chairman
Senate House Committee on Debt Reconciliation
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