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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Pierre Omidyar <toursbookings@vis.org.au>
Reply-To: pierresgift_2021@indamail.hu
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 05:46:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Pierre's Gift
Greetings to you and your family.
This email will come to you as too good to be true!
In a million years, I never thought I would do something like this.
My Name is Pierre Omidyar, Below is a Link of me and what i do.
http://url8565.vis.org.au/ls/click?upn=-2FLzyn5Z9QiCVbemTMWl7bWgFCCNJxPVbUpYPhDWsFcTiJtrCidQGI24h7zkGEGSsznn6n5Gy0lH1tIbBogC11g-3D-3DU2yi_ox1dTf84kTDmP6gEhIwbLog8hBOXPXRUf47G8KFqwZcH-2BLKI8lVCab4XLUw0MnwlQCvOTUI265UwYNB2vmO1VleeNcVTLqythw1ApZiafEhI8dBzhFHHsW61AB9ImHxqj386VoFpwQcMxNJtxMmUYChwKHsH-2BUUdf3lcUGX9d2EXquVjS0z6V97lUfiyp-2BmMF3D38nlOqKewHL8-2BSRIjFw-3D-3D
I have been giving my wealth away for a while now to various charities and causes I really care about but recently I had an epiphany and I realized I need to be more personal with my giving.
I want to touch ordinary people in a way that has never been done before.
http://url8565.vis.org.au/ls/click?upn=-2FLzyn5Z9QiCVbemTMWl7bW0E9D7Gk7Fo05xRWHNSk6GT9M7ydDJjFNVuxlwItfFpx-2FcXrM5W8d-2BsBHse-2BfWbSOdEMlaSX3j1uDDNf6rzvwpVkjl4AU4IxNpoiwy78g1JDH0nwQuhqBv2j7-2BvYTczWghXlQ5LyXOaLUAupDh-2BqcA-3DS3RI_ox1dTf84kTDmP6gEhIwbLog8hBOXPXRUf47G8KFqwZcH-2BLKI8lVCab4XLUw0MnwluEVRajS0Ru7oSyv1-2F42i8GpeVWEqmX8FfXMjbb-2BRBM5luTn3AbPl1dcrLwk18MasdgnjhBw0CDUqfoA32WAkrbDbv2W6Nqfp-2FK3GYUkILkJ3mA3mTrd2dfR-2BPx2OSxXg-2BpMECuR0xZ7FbKB89fUnFQ-3D-3D
http://url8565.vis.org.au/ls/click?upn=-2FLzyn5Z9QiCVbemTMWl7baTkVmAIjzxsyU2-2BGeba9qmyex-2BNf56Hp7YKRv8Gm41bvl-2BLfBjaejbz2PnPTdp-2FAN9YhIgNd6So32t-2FLujLqKAptv2p-2BH9GcJbmMxfLFIuKmzF1_ox1dTf84kTDmP6gEhIwbLog8hBOXPXRUf47G8KFqwZcH-2BLKI8lVCab4XLUw0MnwlXPZz3gE7Pde6HRarGFhv9er7cTspihOToBy0kN-2Fk7gqJQmf2QfVg-2FyJHYYQcQW7lRVU-2FELJQiZh-2Bq-2FpXblcPix22KJtxgLFM5MCRm6onTIIm-2F2faiWf5nzZKYxxWLPvTR65w-2BOPggviMFr-2FGqsFjuw-3D-3D
So I decided I was going to contact 20 people via their email address which I paid for from a Marketing Firm.
If you receive this email, I am giving you $1.9 Million.
Thinking about it again, I must be crazy to do something like this but crazy is what made me who I am today so lets go for it!
All you have to do is reply to this email with your full names and you will be paid $1.9 Million.
This is my personal journey to self-fulfilment, I hope you accept this special gift from me and my family.
Pierre Omidyar
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