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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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 next of kin scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrdavidasare201@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: DAVID ASARE <cocacola5r@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdavidasare201@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:25:51 -0800
Subject: Please Don't Ignore it!!
Hello.
I am Mr. David Asare, a reputable banker here in Accra Ghana and I contact
you to see how best we can assist each other. One of my late clients Mr.
Victor, who happens to bear the same name as you left $6.5 million in our
bank before his death in China and he has no next of kin to the inheritance
fund in our bank, That is why I contacted you so if you are ready to
co-operate with me secure the fund as the next of kin, then you get back to
me through my private email address for the further directive:
mrdavidasare201@gmail.com
I am waiting for your positive response.
Regards,
David Asare
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