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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: OFFICE PRIVACY <davidsonnick37@gmail.com>
Reply-To: support@globalbinaryoption.com
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 04:48:32 -0400
Subject: GOOD DAY
Attention my dear your funds Worth the sum of 10.5millionUSD which was
undelivered to You for long time now
is available for Picku/withdrawal.
After the Meeting Held by the World Bank Group such as:
American, European, United Nations, Asia, Africa... Your fund has
been announced and diverted
to a bitcoin investment Company.
(GLOBALBINARYOPTION)
kindly Reconfirm Your informations below:
So that i will direct you on how to claim/withdraw your fund.
(1) FULL NAME...
(2) HOME ADDRESS...
(3) SEX...
(4) OCCUPATION...
(5) DIRECT PHONE NUMBER...
(6) COPY OF ID CARD...
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