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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: "Mrs. Janet Ray Markham" <jennyway806@gmail.com>
Reply-To: janetraymarkham116@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 04:34:10 -0800
Subject: HELLO
Hi,
It is my pleasure to communicate with you, I know that this message
will be a surprise to you my name is Mrs. Janet Ray Markham, I am
diagnosed with ovarian cancer which my doctor have confirmed that I
have only some weeks to live so I have decided to handover the sum of
($3.5 Million Dollar) I decided to handover the money in my account
to you for help of the orphanage homes and the needy once.
Please kindly reply me here as soon as possible to enable me give
you more information but before handing over my details to you please
assure me that you will only take 30% of the money and share the rest
to the poor orphanage home and the needy once, thank you am waiting to
hear from you.
Mrs. Janet Ray Markham.
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