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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.
- 18@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- furnish you with more details, please respond to cpchrissteve0= 18@gmail.com here is my contact email for you to contact now: (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: service@real-ptt.net
Reply-To: cpchrissteve018@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2021 02:34:06 +0200
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Gesch=C3=A4ftsvorschlags?=
Hello
I am Captain Cris Steven Kepley 3rd Brigade Support Battalion in Afghanist=
an. We have some Amount of funds to move out of the Afghanistan.Once the fu=
nds get to you,you take 30% out and keep our own 70%your own part of this d=
eal is to find a safe place where the funds can be sent to. If you are Inte=
rested, please contact me with my private email at ( cpchrissteve018@gmail.=
com ) i will furnish you with more details, please respond to cpchrissteve0=
18@gmail.com
Here is my contact email for you to contact now: cpchrissteve018@gmail.com
Regards,
Captain Cris Steven Kepley
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