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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Thomas Project" <g.donnola@guerra.it>
Reply-To: thomasyiprojct@aol.com
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:36:48 +0300
Subject: I HAVE PERSONAL DONATION FOR YOU
I know that a little financial support can go a Long Way.
I'm Thomas Yi, the Winner of the $235.4 million jackpot prize held on
March 27, 2021. here is a verification webpage
https://www.powerball.com/winner-story/fl-lottery-23-year-old-player-claims-life-changing-2354-million-jackpot
My Jackpot win was a gift from God to my Family
Hence my entire Family has agreed to do this
We are donating 50% of the money to Help individuals and Small
Scale Businesses around the world.
i got your email from Google business contact listings
will be donating Five Million United state dollar to you
Please accept this Token as a Gift From Me and My Family.
get Back to me with an acceptance note if accepted otherwise disregard
this message.
Thomas Yi
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