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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.
- 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.
- pastorgrahamtyers@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Jim Edward Esq <odilonweke12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jimedward04@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2022 16:31:19 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR COMPENSATION.
Dear Good friend
You might find it so difficult to remember me, though it is indeed a
very long time, I am much delighted to contact you again after a long
period of time, I remember you despite circumstances that made things
not worked out as we projected then. I want to inform you that the
transaction we're doing together then finally worked out and I decided
to contact you and to let you know because of your tremendous effort
to make things work out then.
Meanwhile I must inform you that I'm presently in India for numerous
business negotiation with some partners. with my sincere heart i have
decided to compensate you with USD $600,000 for your dedication then
on our transaction, you tried so much that period and I appreciated
your effort. I issued an Atm Visa Card in your name which I instruct
my secretary to send to you.
Kindly Contact my secretary Pastor .Graham Tyers now on his email:
pastorgrahamtyers@gmail.com
Send him the following information to prove yourself to him:
Your full name;..........
Your adress:..............
Your phone number:..........
Regards
Jim Edward
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