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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: "MR.KENNETH"<sab@tpcdel.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.Kenneth"<officeme47@gmail.com>
Date: 28 Dec 2021 10:16:16 +0100
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU
Dearest,
Season greetings from my heart.
Sorry for contacting you by email. I am Mr. Kenneth from Northeast Nigeria, i lost my wife in 2020 of Boko Haram Terrorist bomb blast in Borno State of Nigeria.
Please I’m so broke I really have no food to eat with my little two girls i wish you could help me I am a single father ( widowed) with two girls……
And my Step-Mother died since June 2021 and still in the mortuary because i am the only person alive in the family due to bomb blast of Boko Haham.
Please am broke I don’t have money to pay for my debt and bury my step-mother who has been in the mortuary for many months now. please I need your help with anything you have I’m pleading, have pity on me and my little daughters of 5 and 1 years old.
Please i am totally broke and i really need money.Any help would be appreciated.
May God bless you as you contact me for any little help you have for me.
Thank you in anticipation
Mr. Kenneth
Northeast Nigeria
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