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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Frank Joseph <carlosgcontact@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 22:22:05 +0100
Subject: RESPOND NOW PLEASE.
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Greetings,
I am surprised that you did not respond to my previous message till
now. Let me kindly introduce myself again, my name is Mr. Frank
Joseph. I am contacting you to see if we can make a deal. I discovered
an unclaimed inheritance fund in our bank.
Actually I don’t have to involve myself officially because of my
position in the Bank but I know what will be required to release the
fund to you and I assure you it is very safe too. Please get back to
me now for more details.
May God bless your golden heart and soul.
Faithfully Yours,
Frank.
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