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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: "Mr. Richard Moore" <jamescatoun23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richardmoore1@consultant.com
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 17:37:10 +0000
Subject: Hello My Dear
Hello My Dear
I am Mr. Richard Moore, a banker working with a commercial bank as a
Chief Financial Officer. I have a business deal for our mutual
benefit. One of our customers died four years ago in a plane crash
without any registered next-of-kin in his bio-data/account file which
is peculiar with high profile investors. And he appears to be your relative
because of the same family's name you both shares. Right now my bank wants
to sit on this money (US$ 14.6 Million) as unclaimed and abandoned
funds which I do not want because of reasons I will explain to you
when I receive your response. Please get back to me as fast as you can
with your mobile telephone number for more details on how the funds
can be turned into yours by right of inheritance for us to claim and
share equally afterwards;
Best Regards,
Mr. Richad
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