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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: patrick connoly <sulemanmuhammed86@gmail.com>
Reply-To: conollypatrick466@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:48:11 -0700
Subject:
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Våra namn är Frances och Patrick Connolly från County Armagh i
Nordirland. Vi har precis vunnit £115 miljoner pund från EuroMillions
lotterijackpotlotteridragning. Vi delar därför ut en donation på £1,5
miljoner pund vardera till (15) lyckliga internationella mottagare
över hela världen för att visa Gud vår uppskattning. Du fick det här
meddelandet för att du har listats som en av de (15) lyckliga
individuella utvalda. Skicka ditt namn, adress, telefon, land, för
anspråk nu.
Besök gärna länken för mer information om vinsten;
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46756469
Grattis till dig.
Frances och Patrick Connolly.
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