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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Steven Elloit <drstevenelliot@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:52:38 -0700
Subject: Greetings and best regards.
Greetings and best regards.
I got your email and decided to contact you for urgent help.
My name is Steven Elliott. I am 26years old and the only Child of my
late parents.
I lost my parents by Corona Virus last year. My late father deposited
the sum of (10.5M USD) in a bank before he died and he used my name as
his next of kin when he deposited that money.
I now want to transfer this money to start a new life in your country
and I need your help to receive the money and help me to come and
invest and start a new life over there.
Please reply urgently for more details.
Thanks
Steven Elliott:
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