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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: "Mrs. Anna Maurice" <missmaryfranson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: anna.maurice70@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:10:22 +0200
Subject: Mrs Anna Maurice
Hello, I am Mrs. Anna Maurice, A citizen of Estonia.
I am contacting you through this method as we have never seen or met
each other before and I am hopefully to receive your response soon as
to donate the sum of $3.9 Million USD dollars for humanitarian and
charity projects which is my last wish as i do not have long time to
live on this earth.
Your email address was chosen by me online while searching at random.
Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience, so I know your
email address is valid. I am waiting for your soonest reply to knowing
more about you and how I can trust to confide in you, More details
about me and this divine project will be revealed to you when I am
able to receive your sincere acknowledgement of my message.
Sincerely,
Mrs Anna Maurice
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