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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.Tawa Faruk" <us.supremecourt.dc20543@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.tfaruk@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 11:28:34 +0100
Subject: Mrs.Tawa Faruk, from state of Goteborg Sweden, your help is urgently
needed as you go through my letter.
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Esteem Complement to you Dear!
Please i beseech you in the name of God; i have my inheritance to WILL
out to you in all honesty and faithfulness since am right in hospital
bed here in Sweden without any optimism of survival as my Doctor has
declared it.
I hope to give you full details of my inheritance (WILL) once hear from you.
Best regards,
Mrs. Tawa Faruk
Addr: 34A Gyllenkrooksgatan, Goteborg State of Sweden
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