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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: Reza Khan <rezakhanuae@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:21:50 +0100
Subject:
Buy NO LIMIT webmail or NO LIMIT SMTP for $10 or 5k Naira, buy 1
million fresh email addresses of any country or mixed worldwide for
$20 or 10k Naira, i can throw your format to 1 million fresh email
addresses with your reply to box for $30 or 15k Naira, with $20 or 10k
Naira, i can flash any amount of money to your clients bank account
and they will receive email and SMS alert to their phone notifying
them of the deposit made to their account and when they go to ATM or
login to their mobile banking app they will see the money in their
account but can't transfer or withdraw, i have Nigerian bank accounts
were clients can pay to.
Chat me on WhatsApp via +2347048826512 let's discuss more.
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