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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- revcollinskonjo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Gary Green <reidpaker1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revcollinskonjo@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2022 17:06:25 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS

Dear Friend,
How are you? I hope you are doing great?
You may not understand why this mail came to you, this is my second
letter to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have received
an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business
proposal which we never concluded. I am using this opportunity to
inform you that the multi-million-dollar business has been concluded
with the assistance of another partner from China who financed the
transaction to a logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great efforts to our unfinished transfer of funds
into your account due to lack of trust. I want to inform you that I
have successfully transferred the fund to my new partner's account in
China that was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to
your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed during
the course of the transaction. I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you with the sum of Two hundred and fifty thousand United
States dollars (US$250,000.00). This is from my own share of the
money.

I have left a VISA ATM DEBIT CARD for you to the Rev, Collins Konjo,
your funds have been loaded and credited in the card already and you
can withdraw cash anywhere in the world via Visa card ATM machines.
Amount in the card (US$250,000.00).

My dear friend, I would like you to contact the Rev. Collins Konjo by
email address: (revcollinskonjo@gmail.com) for the collection of
your ATM VISA CARD sealed. His name is Rev Collins Konjo. I have
authorized him to release the ATM Card to you whenever you contact
him.

At the moment, I'm very busy with my partner because of the investment
project which we are having at hand now. Please I would like you to
accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart, also comply with Rev Collins Konjo so that your card will reach
you without delay. Make sure you send;

YOUR FULL NAME.................

DELIVERY ADDRESS................

PHONE NUMBER.............

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN................

Note that if you did not send him the above information completely, he
will not release the ATM master card to you because he has to be sure
that it is you.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Gary Green.

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