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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.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: Fiona McBain <fionamcbain61@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2021 12:58:15 +0100
Subject:
Buy NO LIMIT webmail or NO LIMIT SMTP at cheap prices, buy millions of
fresh email addresses of any country or mixed worldwide at a cheap
price, i can send your format to millions of fresh email addresses
with your reply to box at a cheap price, i can also flash any amount
of money to your clients bank account and they will receive email and
SMS alert to their phone notifying them of the deposit made to their
account and when they go to ATM or login to their mobile banking app
they will see the money in their account but can't transfer or
withdraw, i also have Kenyan and Nigerian bank accounts were clients
can pay to.
Add me to WhatsApp with +2347048826512 let's chat and discuss more.
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