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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- ronaldevergreen75@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Ronald Evergreen" <efexwec@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ronevergreen75@gmail.com
Date: 12 May 2022 15:37:25 -0700
Subject: {Scanned}
My Dear Friend,
This email is strictly confidential and if receiving it does not
please you, kindly delete it and speak to nobody about it please
to avoid complication. For more proofs about why i am emailing
you,chat me on whatsapp
My name is Mr. Ronald Evergreen, i work with a well known
financial house (BANK) here in London and I am the personal
account officer to late Mr.John Shumejda who died in a plane
crash in the year 2002 when a private jet crashed during take-off
from Birmingham Airport here in london.I have i very good
proposal regarding the above mentioned person. chat me on my
whatsapp number:+1(413)-278-0914 or write me on my private email
on:ronaldevergreen75@hotmail.com and i will explain everything to
you.
Ron
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