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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. Ameena Essa" <johnswith011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsameenae@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 19:45:23 +0700
Subject: From Mrs. Ameena Essa.
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Good day.
Forgive me for bordering you with this message considering the fact that we
do not know each other before. My name is Mrs.Ameena Essa from Saudi
Arabia. I am a widow suffering from Esophageal cancer, My cancer disease
has defiled all forms of medical treatments. And according to my doctors, I
have a few months to live. As a result of this, I want to donate my
husband's (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars) to you so that you
can use the money for humanitarian aid and charitable works. I have also
mapped out Twenty percent from the money for you as a reward for your help
in carrying out this task.
If you are interested, please reply to this message to enable me to give
you all the details.
Best Regards.
Mrs. Ameena Essa
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