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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: John Okoji <okojijohn66@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gdasg1357@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 07:51:07 -0700
Subject: RE
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Good Day,
My name is John Okoji, I came across your contact and noticed we can
be of value to each other. I wish to communicate to you of my clients
desire to invest in your country.
She is a widow of a top government official in my country. Her
husband died of CODIVD 19. She has a son who is a special child and
it's based on this she wants to invest a huge amount of dollars and
relocate to your country where she feels her son's future will be
guaranteed because of the stable economy of your country.
Her late husband deposited the sum of $75 M in a bank in the States
it's this amount she wants to invest. It is my desire to present you
to my client as her overseas agent to protect and invest her funds
into a profitable business.
Please reply for further clarification if you can handle this.
Sincerely,
John Okoji.
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