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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- frank687william@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: FRANK WILLIAM <ayaunoezealusi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frank687william@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:56:21 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS !!!!
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GREETING FROM WHITE HOUSE!!!
Greetings from the WHITE
HOUSE office at USA. I
have a vital information
which needs to be attended
immediately. Did you
authorized anyone to pick
up your inheritance fund
from our branch in
Washington DC, a man
called Mr. Andrew came to
our office in -respect
of your $6.5000 million
dollars which has been
credited with us for the
past 1 years now by the
Federal Government to be
transferred into your
account. He said that you
authorized him to pick up
the fund.
This fund has been in our
custody for the past one
years now and we have been
waiting for you to contact
us but we didn't know what
is hindering you from
reaching us since. So we
decided to write to you to
make sure that you are fine
and aware of the
inheritance fund of $6.5000
million dollars in our
branch office
1900 Pennsylvania Ave , NW
Washington DC 20431, USA.
Send us your information
listed to get everything
started
Full Name..........
Address.............
Phone number........
Private email.........
Regards,
Yours Sincerely,
MR.FRANK WILLIAM
frank687william@gmail.com
You can contact us through
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this number ..(870)-900-0140
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