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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: cfg.financialservic@gmail.com
Reply-To: conollypatrick466@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 03:55:50 -0800
Subject: HALLO
Unsere Namen sind Frances und Patrick Connolly aus der Grafschaft Armagh in=
Nordirland. Wir haben gerade 115 Millionen Pfund aus der EuroMillions-Lott=
erie-Jackpot-Lotterie gewonnen. Wir vergeben daher Zuschussspenden in H=F6h=
e von jeweils 1,5 Millionen Pfund an (15) gl=FCckliche internationale Empf=
=E4nger weltweit, um Gott unsere Wertsch=E4tzung zu zeigen. Sie haben diese=
Nachricht erhalten, weil Sie als eine der (15) gl=FCcklichen ausgew=E4hlte=
n Personen aufgef=FChrt wurden. Senden Sie jetzt Ihren Namen, Ihre Adresse,=
Ihre Telefonnummer und Ihr Land f=FCr Anspr=FCche. Bitte besuchen Sie den =
Link f=FCr weitere Details =FCber den Gewinn; https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-n=
orthern-ireland-46756469 Herzlichen Gl=FCckwunsch. Frances & Patrick Connol=
ly.
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