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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.
- consult.pharmaltd@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: MedsPharm Ltd <office1.compensation@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:01:19 +0200
Subject: LTD - Supply Business Proposal
Greetings
LTD - Supply Business Proposal
I work with one of the leading Laboratories here in London as a research
consultant.
Our company is one of the United Kingdom's most respected and indigenous
multi-million pound pharma companies,manufacturing well over hundreds of
various life saving bio pharmaceutical products and medical consumables.
I have a business proposal that would interest you, and I shall explain in
detail if I get a positive response from you in this regard.
Kindly contact me via my official email address: consult.pharmaltd@gmail.com
Note: You have the right to quit by the end of my detailed explanation if
you don't feel like moving forward with me.
But trust me, you will not have any reason to regret it.
I look forward to a positive response from you.
Regards
Dr. Jeffery Wilson
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