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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. R.K" <lafigov@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rk.ubagroupbf@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:18:32 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION TO THIS PROPOSAL.
Dear Recipient;
For your kind information this proposal is NEVER a SCAM. I repeat
myself; this proposal is not a scam. Please can your bank account
receives (7.2Million Euro) without any restriction in crediting the
fund to your account? If you have an account or could provide an
account that can receive (7.2Million Euro) without any restriction,
reply me at your earliest convenient for full details of this proposal
and the source of fund.
P.S: You might receive this message in your inbox; spam or junk
folders depending on your web host or server network. I will be
waiting for your reply.
Yours Sincerely
MR. RICHARD KAFANDO
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