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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- 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.
- ramysaidprivate001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: RAMY SAID <davismorrison205@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ramysaidprivate001@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:29:50 +0100
Subject: GOOD REQUEST
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Dear friend,
I am Mr. Ramy Said Abdelkhalek,the Financial adviser to Mr. Francisco
Hernando Contreras, a housing developer and a Spanish businessman in
the construction industry and Real Estate , who died in coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) on 3rd April2020.
Please view the website:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_due_to_COVID-19
Am sorry to intrude into your privacy I got your email address through
internet via computerized search after my prayers so I bring to you
this transaction which I notify from my late client bank which belongs
to our late to Mr. Francisco Hernando Contreras who deposited the sum
of US$36Million USD but he died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and
ever since then no one has applied to claim the fund so I write to you
with confidence that you can be a help so we can get the fund out of
the bank I want you to apply to the bank as his Foreign business
partner note that once the fund is been release to your wish bank
account in your country it will be shared among us in the ratio of
60%40 if you are interested please kindly forward your details so we
can move towards it.
Your full name...........
Your Bank Name:............
Your Telephone Number:............
Your Age And Sex:.......................
Your marital status........
Your Occupation..........
Your Country city............
I will be waiting for your reply in my Email: ramysaidprivate001@hotmail.com
Looking forward For your urgent Respond Soonest.
Kind Regards
Mr.Ramy Said Abdelkhalek
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