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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: "Mr. Ronald Evergreen" <efexwec@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bar065821@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:02:40 -0700
Subject: Good Day
Good day to you My name is Vitaly Avdeev and i am a unkrainian. My father a=
nd my family members were killed in ukrain and i manage to get myself to th=
e capital Kyiv where i now try to find my way to Poland. memories of my los=
t family still dwells with me day and night and i find life here not so eas=
y as the war rages on. everyday we live in fear but we must not show it as =
it is sign of weakness but we also pray that this war will come to an end s=
oon because life is no longer the same with familes and loved once. My late=
father entrusted me with a very vital information and details which i seek=
to discuss with you about to seek your opinion on how to go about it. I am=
19 years old and it has not been easy here for me in the Capital without m=
y family. I am sorry if this message disrespects you in any way or form but=
please understand that i have choice but to see communication with someone=
outside. Please, i beg you to reply back so we can talk. Vitaly Avdeev
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