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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.
- infottcuckk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: mherreram@loginetgroup.ec
Reply-To: infottcuckk@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:48:22 -0700
Subject: Re:
A8CCC0D2C5 C4C0D0C5CDC8C5, D1CFC5D7C5CBC8D5 C0CCC5D0C8CAC0CDD1CAC0D2C0 CBCED2C0D0C8DF CDC0 D1D2CEC9CDCED1D2 40 CCC8CBC8CECDC0 D9C0D2D1CAC8 C4CECBC0D0C0 C2 A0CCC5D0C8CAC0 C8 D0C5D8C8D5 C4C0 C4C0D0DF D7C0D1D2 CED2 CDC5C3CE CDC0 CFC5D2C8CCC0 CADAD1CCC5D2CBC8C8 C8 C1CBC0C3CED2C2CED0C8D2C5CBCDC8 C4CECCCEC2C5 C2 CFC0CCC5D2 CDC0 CFCECACEC9CDC0D2C0 CCC8 D1DACFD0D3C3C0, CACEDFD2CE CFCED7C8CDC0 CED2 D0C0CA. B1C2DAD0C6C5D2C5 D1C5 D1 CCC5CD C7C0 CFCEC2C5D7C5 CFCEC4D0CEC1CDCED1D2C8 CDC0: infottcuckk@gmail.com
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