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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: Rechel Cheong <Cheong@afn.org>
Reply-To: rechelcheong967@gmail.com
Date: 18 Dec 2021 10:16:38 +0100
Subject: RE. URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED
Hello,
My name is Rechel Cheong and I'm a Research Assistant working with Health first Laboratories USA. It's a BioPharmaceutical Company here in USA
I'm looking for a reliable businessman/individual in your region to represent this company in sourcing some of our basic raw materials used for the manufacturing of high quality Anti-Viral Vaccines, Cancer treatment medications and other life saving Pharmaceutical Products including the Madagascar COV treatment recipe.
This may not be your area of specialization but it will be another income generating business out of your specialty. This is because Our company is yet to locate any seller to buy from.
However, I discovered an international dealer who can supply us with this product. He is selling at a lower rate, which is extremely cheaper than our previous purchases.
I will give you more specific profit details when I receive feedback from you if you are interested.
Warm Regards
Rechel Cheong
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