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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Angie Macedo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <angiemcedo04@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 16:42:56 -0800
Subject: Your Assistance Is Needed Urgently !!
Hi,
I'm Angie Macedo a sergeant in the US Army currently serving in Abidjan, i have been in the military for over 8 years and life has not been the same. I
work as an arms and file record keeping officer in my department where i have access to the database of so many unclaimed funds from the proceeds of war, i'm able to push out this funds from the army base through a secure bank wire but will need your full cooperation and trust to help accomplish this mission
It's a simple and straightforward deal which i will give you all the guidelines on what to do and i can guarantee you success as long as you follow my instructions strictly
.There is a total sum of $40M which I have done all my part to make it ready for disbursement and will give you further instruction once I'm sure of your readiness to execute this with me.
I await your response to give you all the details.
Best Regards.
Angie Macedo
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