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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.
- rinehartg23@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- usd} kindly acknowledge this massage by email me at.{rinehartg23@gmail.com} my text number {+18142016070} contact me here /and i will (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: GINA RINEHART <rinehartg23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rinehart21@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 09:00:59 -0800
Subject: urgent reply is needed
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ATTENTION!!!
My name is Mrs GINA RINEHART, I'm company chairwoman from Australia. I
always had the idea that success should be used to help each other.
I'm a company chairwoman owner of Hancock Prospecting reputable
agriculture individual worldwide, as I believe in giving while living.
My husband is Mr Frank Rinehart, he is a Christian and I also,
MY husband Frank Rinehart died in 1990, Lang Hancock in 1992.
So I selected you to receive this yearly Donation sum of {300 million USD}
Kindly acknowledge this massage by Email me at.{rinehartg23@gmail.com}
MY TEXT NUMBER {+18142016070} CONTACT ME HERE /and I will get back to
you with more details or contact me on WhatsApp here also.
Read more about me by clicking on this link and Press your internet window:
https://www.forbes.com/profile/gina-rinehart/?sh=16b3ac362db7
Regards Mrs Gina Rinehart.
My Office Email:
{rinehart21@yahoo.com}
So what I need from you is only to pray for me because I want to live
long enough and I also want you to be my friend also.
So you have to reply urgently so I can Direct you to my trusted banker okay
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