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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- aj0742005@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "DR.FRANK WILLIAMS" <christinaipides145@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aj0742005@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 13:56:56 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY
HELLO SIR,
I'M VERY HAPPY TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY SUCCESS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS
TRANSFERRED UNDER THE CO OPERATION OF A NEW PARTNER FROM PARAGUAY.
PRESENTLY I AM IN PARAGUAY FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS WITH MY OWN SHARE
($18 MILLION ), MEANWHILE I DID NOT FORGET YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND
ATTEMPTS TO HELP DURING THAT TIME DESPITE THAT IT FAILED US SOME HOW.
I AM VERY BUSY AS RESULT OF MY INVESTMENT PROJECTS HERE IN PARAGUAY
THEREFORE TRY GET BACK TO ME AFTER RECEIVING THE COMPENSATION MONEY (
$1.200.000 ) TO ENABLE ME AND YOU SHARE JOY AFTER MUCH OF OUR SUFFERED
DURING THAT TIME.
NOW CONTACT MY SECRETARY, HIS NAME IS ANTHONY JOHNSON DIRECT EMAIL
( aj0742005@gmail.com ) ASK HIM TO SEND YOU TOTAL ( $1.200.000 )
WHICH I KEPT TO COMPENSATE YOU FOR ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS AND ATTEMPTS
TO HELP DURING THE TRANSACTION.
SINCERELY YOURS,
DR.FRANK WILLIAMS.
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