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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: Johnson Moris <sameenmuhammad116@gmail.com>
Reply-To: morisjohnson515@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 01:35:35 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY!
Congratulations 🎉
We have deposited your fund $10.2 millions through FedEx department
office after
our finally meeting regarding your ATM VISA CARD, All you will do is to contact
FedEx director General Sir Frank Clinton
(+15512583298) will give you
direction on how you will be receiving your ATM VISA CARD .Remember to send him
your Full information to avoid wrong delivery such as,
Your name___
Your country__
Your address___
Your Occupation____
You're Age/sex___
your phone number___
Though, FedEx department office you will receive your ATM VISA CARD
so contact General Sir Frank Clinton
you can call him (+15512583298) as soon as you receive this email and
tell him to show you the way you will receive your ATM VISA CARD.
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