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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.
- 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.
- harrymorgan@mail2harry.com (Mail2harry; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- her relocation plan. please reply to my private email: harrymorgan@mail2harry.com / harrymorga042@gmail.com and add your recieving (Mail2harry; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: app@procket.com.br
Reply-To: lightislove@lightlove.site
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:15:55 +0100
Subject: Mr. Harry Morgan
Attention: Sir/Ma
A clarion call from a distressed Investor in Afghanistan. My Principal became distressed following the abrupt take-over of Kabul by the Taliban
Business operations have stopped as foreign reserves of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the central bank, have all been frozen. My principal, an Afghanistan Woman who worked for the United States Army before they closed the Military Base in Afghanistan wishes to immediately relocate her financial funds and Assets to your country so to be re-invested and to start a new life over there.
She is open to any profitable venture in your country and ready to start immediately on her relocation plan.
Please reply to my private email: harrymorgan@mail2harry.com / harrymorga042@gmail.com
And add your recieving email here also
Thanks
Mr. Harry Morgan
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