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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: "FWS BHC" <office2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: office@htnmaline.xyz
Date: 17 Oct 2021 13:04:46 -0400
Subject: Re: I await to hear from you please!
Hello,
This is urgent please. I got your contact details from a online
website business directory. I am Qadeer and a former governor of
Afghan. I need your help to re-invest my funds. I have invested a
lot of money with a oil shipping company in Mexico but they
always inform me that militant have attack there delivery and it
always a lost to me. I need to re-invest with a reliable company
secretly. I have $35,000.000.00 million to invest. I am ready to
give to you 40% to manage the investment.
Please send to me pictures of your company and products pictures.
I will be sending to you my former company machines I bought for
oil production which i have sold to re-invest but I need to see
your company pictures and products. I really need to be careful
to reinvest.
I wait to hear from you please.
Regards,
Qadeer
Tel:+1 404 596 653
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