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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.
- howardreddington@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr Howard reddington" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Howardreddington@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 01:28:42 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY..Fund Relief Unit
Original Message -
Subject: The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF)
From: Office of the EUSF
Attention Beneficiary,
I have decided to contact you one last time. The European union unpaid funds relief debts has received an overdue funds in the amount of 6.500.000 Euros that was supposed to be released to you..
This overdue funds has to be released to you in less that a week on receipt of your email as the recognized/eligible beneficiary on our list, as we are in the final stages of disbursing the funds as instructed.
We apologize for our late response. Please contact us immediately if you are still alive and ready to receive your money so that we can send it to you. It can be sent to you either by bank transfer/ATM or cash in your country.
Please contact me here (Howardreddington@gmail.com) as soon as you receive this email.
We expect your prompt reply.
Dr. Howard Reddington
(Howardreddington@gmail.com)
Coordinator
Funds relief debts 2022
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