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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Andrea Besmehn <iristoski56@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:39:59 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT,
Dear Lucky Winner,
In the process of inspecting the past records we discovered that you
have not received your winning prize as one of the Facebook lucky
recipients and have reviewed the affiliated bank which confirms your
deposited fund to be completed and has accumulated interest which is
total at $250,000.00. Please fill in the below details regardless of
the bank to initiate the process of your immediate payment.
Full Name:
Address:
Marital status:
Occupation:
Age:
Telephone number:
Please do not hesitate to ask questions if there's any.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100055446352656
Yours faithfully,
Andrea Besmehn (Mrs.)
Chief Financial Officer
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