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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: Jocelyn Andre <jcyandre01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jcyandre01@outlook.jp
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:42:11 -0700
Subject: Dear Greetings
Hello Dear ,
I'm a banker working with a commercial bank as a Chief Financial Officer.
I have a business deal for our mutual benefit. One of our customers died
four years ago in a plane crash without any registered next-of-kin in his
bio-data/account file which is peculiar with high profile investors. I
thinks he was your relative because you both share the same family's name.
Right now my bank want to sit on this money (US$ 14 .5 Million) as
unclaimed and abandoned funds which I do not want because of reasons I will
explain to you when I receive your response. Please get back to me as fast
as you can with your mobile telephone number for more details on how the
funds can be turned into yours by right of inheritance for us to claim and
share equally afterward.
Please reply to my personal email address immediately so that i can send
you more details.(jcyandre01@outlook.jp)
I am Looking forward to hearing from you now, it's a matter of urgency.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Jocelyn Andre
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