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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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.
- 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.
- avaamelia504@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Ava Ameila" <edayefaroland@gmail.com>
Reply-To: avaamelia504@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:44:12 -0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary:
Attn:Beneficiary.
Your name and your contact details was given to this office in respect
of your total inherited/compensation sum owed to you which you have
failed to claim because of either non-compliance of official processes
or because of your unbelief of the reality of your genuine payment.
We have concluded to effect your payment via Bitcoin
Transfer $5,000 twice daily until the total sum of ($900,000.00 US
Dollars) which
we were mandated by the IMF to transfer to you is completely transferred.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is compensating all the SCAM
VICTIMS and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS.
Consequently,we need your information below to enable us to commence
your payment today.
(Full Receivers name)........................
(Your Country).................................
( Address)........................................
(Phone Number)...............................
(Your Age).......................................
(OCCUPATION ).......................................
(You COPY OF YOUR ID.......................................
E-Mail us:(avaamelia504@yahoo.com)
Regard
Mrs. Ava Ameila
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