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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: Abbas Tinubu <homelandecurity99@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gbogoallen@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 21:43:13 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY
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Good day Dear, just to inform you that I was finally able to transfer
that fund through the help of another person from Australia, it was
obvious you had good intention to help though it didn't work out.
Am compensating you though with the amount of $1.2million, have just
left an ATM worth that amount for you with my personal assistant Mr.
Gbogodo Allen, fill out the required details below and he will contact
you for the delivery of the ATM already in a certified visa card ATM
withdraw able anywhere in the world:
1.Full NAMES:.................
2.Delivery Address:...........
3.Age/sex:.....................
4.Phone Number/Fax:...........
Note that am traveling out tonight for my investment project in
Melbourne Australia and do not know how long I will be staying.
Yours sincerely
Abbas Tinubu.
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