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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: DELIVERY AGENT <mrscottpeterfromcitibanklondon@gmail.com>
Reply-To: okenwaym@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:21:25 -0300
Subject: TEXT OR CALL +1{956} 302 6707
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DEAR
THIS IS YOUR DELIVERY AGENT JOHN,I JUST ARRIVED AT YOUR AIRPORT WITH
YOUR CASH FUNDS WHICH WORTH $7.5M DOLLARS
PLEASE YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED NOW WITH YOUR FULL DELIVERY INFO
SUCH AS YOUR FULL NAME,HOME ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER
AND COPY OF YOUR I.D CARD TO AVOLD WRONG DELIVERY
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