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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: noreply@escapefromthealiensinouterspace.com
Reply-To: xxx@xxxxxxx.xxx
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:02:00 +0000
Subject: Your New Scenario : 6gruox
- This email was sent through the Scenario Creation Tool Service at www.escapefromthealiensinouterspace.com -
Escape From The Aliens In Outer Space - New Scenario.
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If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us by writing an email to info@santaragione.com You should also delete this e-mail.
DISCLAIMER: Every time you make a new scenario and press the 'approve' button we get a copy of the scenario you created: we use this data to improve the editor and get feedback on the rules sets. We DO NOT store your email address and we will never use it in any way or sell it to third parties. We DO NOT store any other sensitive data such as your IP address and we will never use it in any way or sell it to third parties.
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