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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- patrickcon2019@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Patrick and Frances Connolly Foundation" <soporte-cisco@grupocesa.com>
Reply-To: patrickcon2019@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:06:29 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Sie_wurden_ausgew=C3=A4hlt=2C_um_=281=2E000=2E000=2C00_britisch?=
=?utf-8?q?e_Pfund=29_als_Spende/Zuschuss_f=C3=BCr_wohlt=C3=A4tige_Zwecke_?=
=?utf-8?q?von_der_Patrick_and_Frances_Connolly_Foundation_zu_erhalten?=
Sehr geehrter Begünstigter, Sie wurden ausgewählt, um (1.000.000,00 britische Pfund) als Spende/Zuschuss für wohltätige Zwecke von der Patrick and Frances Connolly Foundation zu erhalten.
Unsere Namen sind Frances und Patrick Connolly aus der Grafschaft Armagh in Nordirland. Wir haben gerade 115 Millionen Euro aus der EuroMillions-Lotterie-Jackpot-Lotterie gewonnen. Daher wird unsere Stiftung Zuschussspenden in Höhe von jeweils 1.000.000,00 britischen Pfund an (15) glückliche internationale Empfänger weltweit vergeben, um Gott unsere Wertschätzung zu zeigen. Sie haben diese Nachricht erhalten, weil Sie als einer der (15) glücklichen Ausgewählten aufgeführt wurden.
Bitte besuchen Sie den Link für weitere Details über den Gewinn;
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46756469
Daher müssen Sie sie über WhatsApp kontaktieren: +447360239233 oder per E-Mail für weitere Informationen: patrickcon2019@gmail.com
Glückwunsch an Sie.
Patrick und Frances Connolly-Stiftung
E-Mail: patrickcon2019@gmail.com
Telefon/WhatsApp: +447360239233
Nordirland
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