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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: Bobby Clinton <scottedwin46@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bobbyclinton173@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:32:01 +0100
Subject: I will be waiting to hear from you
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Hello
My name is Mr Bobby Clinton a financial consultant here in the UK; I
am contacting you in respect of my late client fund valued £12.7M
British Pounds which has been deposited with a bank here in the UK
and it is in the process of being confiscate by his bank after many
years unclaimed, I decided to contact you because you bear the same
last name as him. Kindly indicate your interest by sending me:
Your Full name,
Your Age,
Your Marital status,
Your Postal address,
The nature of your Job/position
Your mobile phone number;
You will be entitled to 50%; 40% for me and 10% to defray all costs.
Yours sincerely
Mr Bobby Clinton
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