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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: "Mrs. Zainab Abbas" <mofficial432@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zainab.abbas01@indamail.hu
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:29:07 +0100
Subject: From Mrs. Zainab Abbas
Attention Sir,
we wish to invite you to our Loan program, Do you have any lucrative
projects that require funding? What’s the sector of the project? Do
you think the project can generate a good ROI?
The Management of Abric Capital Saudi Arabia will be interested to
consider a possible collaboration with your firm through project
development within your area if it proves viable after our review and
consideration.
We also give reasonable commission to brokers, who brings projects
from project owners for finance or other opportunities. Kindly
indicate your interest for immediate proceed
Regards
Mrs. Zainab Abbas
International Business Coordinator
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