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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 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.
- gsv9636@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Vitaly G Savelyev" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gsv9636@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 20:24:39 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED to
I am Mr. Vitaly Gennadyevich Savelyev, Russia Minister of Transportion and I will be happy if you can give me your attention because what is going on in Ukraine was not supported by many of us in Russia but we are under pressure that no one can speak against our leading government. Many countries are not in support and the sanctions are affecting us badly.
My main point of writing to you now is that I need assistance and confidential secrets regarding this issue. I will be happy if you will give me attention so that I will feed more on this transaction. I have some money with one of the bank in Thailand which I wants to move it out to another country because I want to use 30% of the fund to support Ukrainians that lost their homes, 30% will go for you and your family, 10% will be map out for any spend expenses made in this transaction while 30% goes to my panama secrete account.
Please, if you are willing to be part of this transaction, kindly send the following to enable us to proceed further.
1 Your name in full:
2 Addresses:
3 Occupations:
4 private phone and email:
5 Sex/ Age.
I will be glad to hear from you soon. Please send your reply to email: gsv9636@gmail.com
Best Regards
Mr. Vitaly G Savelyev
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