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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: Donald Klebah <infolaw.jackrobin@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bj83272@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:36:37 +0000
Subject: HI
Greetings to you as I crave your indulgence to send this proposal to you.
I am Mr. Donald Klebah, 55 years of age and a banker by profession.
I have made series of investigation and research in respect of our
late customer who has a deposit with our bank without Next of kin.
Fortunately, he has the same last name with you.
I am contacting you in respect of that and would like you to get back
to me for more details on how we can make a claim of this funds,
sharing percentage between us and also for charity.
Best Regards.
Mr.Donald Klebah.
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