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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.
- tedrosstevens@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: info@ineving.cf
Reply-To: tedrosstevens@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:17:11 -0800
Subject: YOUR PACKAGE IS DELIVERED
Unclaimed Notification
http://loteria.rtve.es
Batch Number: 14/0017/MN
This is to inform you that over the past few years there has been the sum of funds that has been deposited here as an unclaimed funds, based on the lack of communication with your past agencies, taking care of this ticket/winnings as made these funds to be returned to our ministry as an unclaimed fund…
Sir/Madam, We would like to know the reasons why you have not claimed these funds up till date?
please contact this insurance company.
APEX SEGUROS MADRID SPAIN
ABROAD CONTACT PARTNERS:
Name: DON RICHARD SANCHEZ.
Contact fax number: +34 917 919 028
Best Regards,
Mr. Stevens tedros
Executive Officer
Reply to: Tedrosstevens@gmail.com
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