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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: "Mrs Susan Maria Paolo Dieci" <no_reply@fastweb.it>
Reply-To: Mrs.susan4u@eclipso.eu
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:52:28 +0000
Subject: Re: Dear beloved Friend...
Dear beloved Friend
Iam Susan Maria Dieci, my Donation to you for war victims and the poor.
I have been diagnosed with cancer ,I am living in pain and fighting effortlessly to live a normal life but all to no avail. I write to you, having sourced your address from an online charity email database. However before the death of my husband my family had a joint account and deposited the sum with a Bank which was funded on his last contract Executed.
I am doing this because I have less than 6 months to live as a human. I therefore need a reliable person to champion my course by receiving this funds for reinvesting and for the help of charity only.
you can receive the funds as my next of kin and assist me in distributing it to the less privileged but you must be honest ,do not bother responding if you are not honest or sincere. If you are interested, please send a reply for further details.
Sincerely
Kinds Regards
Mrs Susan Maria Paolo Dieci
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