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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: "Ahmet Benkos" <xx@yy>
Reply-To: ahmetbenkos@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 05:19:29 -0700
Subject: Hallo
Greetings
Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My name is Ahmet Benkos and I am an accountant by training. I wish to know if we can work together on a certain business opportunity which has presented. It is regarding to an investment relocation opportunity involving over 120Kg of AU Metal and some funds. If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do.
I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
Regards,
Ahmet Benkos
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