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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. Jadon Winks" <bashayiamos@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jadonwinks25@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:08:39 +0100
Subject: Investment Proposal..
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Attn: Entrepreneur,
I’m Mr. Jadon Winks, a representative of CRYPTOBACKERS LTD, Please
permit me to introduce you to our crypto currencies investment Options
and loan facilities where we offer any amount of loan to fund your
ongoing business/project with interest rate of 3.5%.
On our crypto investment options we offer weekly, monthly, quarterly
and yearly plans with 5-10% daily returns on investment (ROI) with a
discussable minimum start up capital.
No experience needed as an account will solely be managed by an
allocated representative/account manager.
Let me be your guide.
Contact me today
Best Regards
Mr. Jadon Winks
PHONE/WA:+442080403177
Representative.
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