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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.
- 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.
- marthenlussie123@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Lussie Marthen <samsoneze97@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marthenlussie123@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:10:53 -0800
Subject: Good day , Dear Beneficiary.
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Attention
Good day to you, and this is to inform you that the International
Monetary Fund is compensating some scam victims with the sum of $15.5M
us dollars and your email address was found in the scam victims list.
Now i want you to contact Mr Lussie Marthen Through this email address
(marthenlussie123@aol.com) With your full contact information so that
they can deliver your compensation fund to your destinated address
without any delay. And if you may know the delivery charges has been
paid but I did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused.
And they refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are
going to contact them and demurrange might have increase. They told me
that their keeping fee is $100.00 only so you have to send it through
Itunes card or Steam Wallet Card and send the picture to me
immediately
Best regards
Mr Lussie Marthen.
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