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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: <""@cacoal.ro.gov.br>
Reply-To: andersonloanfinancier@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:40:42 -0700
Subject: donation covid 19
Vi vill informera dig om att du har blivit slumpmässigt utvald som en av mottagarna av Europe Foundations Covid-19 Relief Fund, inrättad för att hjälpa företagare och privatpersoner under och efter coronavirus-pandemin. Du kommer att få summan 1 000 000 euro (en miljon euro) För att göra anspråk på denna fond, skicka COVID-19 Relief Fund för att göra anspråk på denna fond via e-post: Du har bara 1 vecka på dig att göra anspråk på detta erbjudande, annars kommer din plats att vara ges till någon annan.OBS: Du måste kopiera och svara endast på detta e-postmeddelande: berndbosler@pw.epac.to
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