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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 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.
- daludinaalona92@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: daludinaalona92@gmail.com
Date: 5 Jun 2022 09:33:05 -0700
Subject: My Proposal
Hello
Please Help Me.
My Email: daludinaalona92@gmail.com
I am sorry to disturb you with my Email. My name is Alona
Daludina, am 30 years old. There is a serious war crisis in my
country Ukraine, and I have lost my father and mother with my
brother because of Russia attack. I am now a refugee.
I want you to help me and receive (10.000.000.00 EUR) Ten million
EUR. My late father deposited with my name in a bank in Europe,
and the bank sent me an E-mail yesterday that I should come and
claim the money because I am the only person in my family. I want
you to receive the money on my behalf and keep it safe for me. I
accept to give you 30% of the money and you keep 70% for me to
start a new life, and promise I will be honest to you and give
you any information you request from me. Contact me for more
details of the money ok: daludinaalona92@gmail.com
Thanks for your HELP.
Alona
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