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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Steve <omarhafeez101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: s7ev3m@yandex.com
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 17:12:34 +0100
Subject: LET ME KNOW
Sir,
There are investment/Business opportunities that require a High Net worth
Individual with wealth of experience. The Investment Capital is
€200,000,000.00 (Two Hundred Million Euro only). The details of the fund
and your benefits/compensation will be unveiled in my next email if you
find this offer interesting.
Do get back to me only if you have the ability and capacity to receive and
manage funds up to the above mentioned amount for a period between 10 to 15
years in a secure Investment Platform that will generate good Return on
Investment annually (ROI).
Please do not reply if you don’t have the capacity to manage this fund.
Yours Sincerely,
Steve Thompson
(Principal Consultant).
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