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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 wally adeyemo <rayfoxbekson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wallyadeyemo21@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:36:28 -0700
Subject: For text or call(502)783-6764
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GOOD DAY
I AM Mr wally adeyemo deputy secretary of usa department of treasury ... I have
been trying to reach you about an hour now just to inform you about my
successful arrival in Dulles airport in Washington DC (USA) with your
check worth $20 million USA dollars and other vital documents which
I have been
instructed to be delivered to you.
As I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I
have to take care of in Austria. I have one more vital paper with me
but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as
that it is the diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver.
Reconfirm the following information below so that I can deliver your
Check package to you today.
FULL NAME
HOME ADDRESS
MOBILE NUMBER
AGE
OCCUPATION
NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT
Urgent Response is needed
Regards,
Deputy secretary of usa treasury mr wally adeyemo
Call or text me @ +1 520-783-6764
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