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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 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- susanneklatten210@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Susanne Klatten <udochilovina27@gmail.com>
Reply-To: susanneklatten210@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 23:48:10 +0300
Subject: RE:
Hola
Soy Susanne Klatten y soy de Alemania, puedo controlar tus problemas
financieros sin recurrir a Bancos en la gama de Credit Money.
Ofrecemos préstamos personales y préstamos comerciales, soy un
prestamista aprobado y certificado con años de experiencia en
préstamos y otorgamos montos de préstamos colaterales y no colaterales
que van desde € 10,000.00 ($) hasta un máximo de € 500,000,000.00 con
un interés fijo de 3% sobre una base anual. Necesitas un préstamo?
EnvÃenos un correo electrónico a: susanneklatten210@gmail.com
También puedes ver mi enlace y aprender más sobre mÃ.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanne_Klatten
https://www.forbes.com/profile/susanne-klatten
Correo electrónico: susanneklatten210@gmail.com
Firma,
Presidente ejecutivo
Susanne Klatten.
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