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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: Service Team <ramesh.desai312018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: monk.edward@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:28:48 +0530
Subject: Dear Sir/ Madam
Dear sir/ Madam
This is to remind you of your accredited check of $850,000.00 US dollars in our
custody waiting for your delivery address for the draft to be
dispatched to your address. We are going to dispatch the check through
postal mail service with an official US Embassy stamp, The
cost of this stamp is only your responsibility to this delivery.
The said Embassy will take responsibility for the delivery and ensure
it arrives at your address within 3 days.
Thanks and God Bless.
Michael Grooms
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