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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: Ms Ying Chen <ukdebt.serviceoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: YingChen@accountant.com
Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 00:10:21 -0700
Subject: profitable.
Hello,
My name is Ms. Ying Chen Cao, a single lady. I hope this message finds you in good health.
I have a reasonable sum that I inherited from my father late Mr. Lee Cao, that I would like to give out as a loan to serious business owners or people looking for funding for their projects either new or existing projects, they would manage my funds for 5-10 years and pay interest rates annually, the projects must be very profitable.
Please respond as soon as you read this message if you are interested then we can proceed.
Sincerely.
Ms.Ying Chen Cao
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