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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: Laura Renard <laurarenard133@gmail.com>
Reply-To: laurarenard08@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 13:52:36 +0000
Subject: Saluti mia cara amata
Buon giorno amore mio, come stai?
Amato sono Miss Mary Smith, ho qualcosa di importante che voglio
discutere con te, per favore prometti di essere sincero con me perché
sto cercando la tua umile assistenza per aiutarmi a investire un fondo
nel tuo paese, che eredito dal mio padre dopo la sua morte la somma di
2.800.000 milioni di dollari che mio zio vuole togliermi.
Sarò felice di unirmi a te nel tuo paese per investire e avere una
buona istruzione quando il fondo verrà trasferito. Per favore amati,
sarò felice di ricevere il tuo messaggio di buona volontà in modo da
darti maggiori informazioni su di me e sul fondo.
Grazie e Dio ti benedica
La signorina Mary Smith
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